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SUMMARY:Bishop Auckland\, September 18th 2026
DESCRIPTION:Hilarity Bites Comedy Club feat. Josh Jones\, Jenny Hart\, and host Danny Deegan\nShow details:\n \nJosh Jones\nMancunian ray of sunshine\, Josh Jones is the most exciting voices to emerge from the North-West in recent years. \nAfter his hilarious debut TV appearances on E4’s 8 Out of 10 Cats and ITV’s Jonathan Ross’ Comedy Club\, Josh has gone on to host BBC Three’s Fast Food Face-Off\, Channel 4’s VIPees... and has made guest appearances on Channel 4’s 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown\, ITV2’s CelebAbility and The Stand-Up Sketch Show\, E4’s Reality News and Married At First Sight: Unveiled\, Sky Max’s Dating No Filter\, Dave’s Late Night Mash and Alan Davies’ As Yet Untitled\, BBC Two’s The Apprentice: You’re Fired\, and Comedy Central’s Undeniable\, Guessable\, Rhod Gilbert’s Growing Pains and Comedy Central Live. \nJosh recently made his debut appearance on The Jonathan Ross Show\, and hosts the historical-gossip podcast Dead Drama and co-hosts Chatting with Cherubs with Morgan Rees. \nJosh is an Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Newcomer nominee for his critically acclaimed sell-out show Waste of Space\, he followed this up with a total sell-out run of Gobsmacked at the Fringe before embarking on his debut UK Tour. Josh was previously a finalist for the prestigious BBC New Comedy Award\, which he subsequently went on to judge on BBC Three. \n“Josh is purely about entertaining and making his audience laugh for an hour” - ★★★★ - One4Review \n“His material is hilarious\, as is the delivery\, and his stage presence is so upbeat and bright that you can't help but hang on his every word” - ★★★★ - Entertainment Now \n“Full of confidence\, Josh has a presence on stage that's rare to find in a comedian so early on in their career and has the audience hanging on his every word\, and crucially\, laughing very loudly along with what he has to say” - I Talk Telly \n  \n \nJenny Hart\nBritish Comedian of the Year finalist & Winner of Best Alternative Act 2023 AND 2024 – Jenny Hart\, is the self-proclaimed ‘Bad tranny’. Joyously wrong and infinitely dirty\, lusciously dark and often quite flirty\, Jenny always has the room in stitches for her winning combination of colourful stand-up\, edgy songs and witty crowd work. \nJenny is the funniest transgender comedian with a guitar in the UK\, period (or not). Jenny electrifies every bill and is sure to have stand-up die hards and first time comedy goers alike laughing out loud with her dark n’ delicious musical quips! Originally hailing from Woking Jenny has already gigged across Europe\, Oz and the USA – She’s GLOBAL baby! \n“She’s a bold\, brash\, shameless presence full of gloriously inappropriate jokes and twisted\, dark songs gleefully mocking some awful things. It’s a ribald\, vulgar set\, full of crude knockabout humour delivered with blunt vitality. An absolute crowd-pleaser... she’s a powerhouse surely poised to storm the circuit” - Chortle \n  \n \nDanny Deegan\nDanny Deegan is a comedian\, writer and actor who began performing in 2003 and has since risen steadily through the ranks of some of the most prestigious comedy clubs in the UK. His tales of mischief and the characters he creates have kept audiences all over the country enthralled as he weaves in and out of the people he has met travelling. His talent and likability coupled with a confident swagger see him as one of the most popular acts in the North. \nFresh from a successful run at the Edinburgh Fringe\, where he received rave reviews\, Danny also recently performed a headline set at the Green Man festival in South Wales getting a great reception from the 400 people in the marquee and being asked to wrap up for Manchester band Doves after their headline set in front of 12\,000 people. \nOutside of live work Danny has made several TV and radio appearances. From being a guest on Radio GMR to having his own show "Afternoons with Danny Deegan" on CAT FM in Crewe. His TV credits include appearances on "Made in the North" and "The Adam and Shelley Show" to name but two. \n“His seamless interactions with the crowd demonstrate that he’s a natural-born comedian... appealing to both the young and old\, female and male” - Three Weeks \n“Charming\, witty and most importantly funny” - Metro \n“Deegan has a mature confidence in his abilities” - Chortle \n  \nThis show will also feature a newer act in the middle. \n  \nNote: Line-ups are subject to change in extreme\, and unavoidable\, circumstances.\nShow may contain strong language and adult themes.\n\nTimings\nDoors open: 7:30pm\nShow starts: 8pm \n\nBuy tickets:\nTickets for this show can be bought online at www.bishopaucklandtownhall.org.uk\, in person from Bishop Auckland Town Hall\, or telephone 03000 269 524.
URL:https://hilaritybites.co.uk/show/bishop-auckland-september-18th-2026/
LOCATION:Bishop Auckland Town Hall\, Bishop Auckland Town Hall\, Market Place\, Bishop Auckland\, DL14 7NP\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Bishop Auckland Town Hall,Comedy
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SUMMARY:Bishop Auckland\, October 16th 2026
DESCRIPTION:Hilarity Bites Comedy Club feat. Tony Law\, Peter Brush\, and host Catherine Young\nShow details:\n \nTony Law\nCanadian surrealist and master story-teller Tony Law is a three-time Chortle Award winner\, an Amused Moose Best Show winner\, and an Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee. \nHis extensive TV and radio credits include: Have I Got News For You (BBC One)\, The Alternative Comedy Experience (Comedy Central)\, 8 Out Of 10 Cats (Channel 4)\, Celebrity Mastermind (BBC One)\, Celebrity Squares (ITV) Never Mind The Buzzcocks (BBC Two)\, Heading Out (BBC Two)\, The Culture Show (BBC Two)\, Charlie Brooker’s Weekly Wipe (BBC Two)\, Edinburgh Nights (BBC Two)\, Tony Law’s Surreal Guide To Surreal Comedy (Radio 4 Extra)\, Loose Ends (Radio 4)\, and Infinite Monkey Cage (Radio 4). \nTony thinks everything he does is normal. Come and see how wrong he is. If this was Victorian times he would be in a travelling tent as a spectacle. \n“The King of post-modern nonsense” - Telegraph \n“Takes post-modern stand-up to a dangerously funny new level” - ★★★★ - The Guardian \n“clever and blithely zany\, he's just what the doctor ordered” - Telegraph \n  \n \nPeter Brush\nA highly distinctive performer and deft writer of finely crafted jokes\, Peter Brush unassumingly takes the stage with his slight bespectacled frame and scruffy hair\, before consummately conquering it with an arsenal of razor sharp quirky one-liners and peerlessly original routines\, all delivered in an amusingly awkward fashion. \nPeter performs at all the major clubs across the UK\, as well as having done many of it’s biggest festivals\, he has also played shows in Switzerland\, Norway and Hungary. Formerly a BBC New Comedy Award finalist\, he has written for several BBC Radio 4 shows and was the support act for Alexei Sayle’s most recent tour. Other acts he has supported on tour include Jonathan Pie\, Jason Manford\, Fern Brady\, Arthur Smith and Paul Sinha. \n“compellingly hilarious... first-class gag writing... an original and achingly funny voice” - ★★★★½ - Chortle \n“I love Peter Brush\, what a comic” - Jason Manford \n“unique observations and connections that stand-ups crave” - The Guardian \n“He’s a great comic” - BBC Radio 4 Saturday Review \n  \n \nCatherine Young\nHilarity Bites New Act of the Year 2019\nWinner of the Hilarity Bites New Act of the Year 2019\, Catherine is quickly making a name for herself as one of the most exciting new acts to come out of the North-East in recent years. \nCatherine occasionally absconds from Middlesbrough and the general misery of life\, by running round the UK comedy circuit looking for anyone who will listen to her. \nFrom North East and Irish decent\, Catherine loves drinking\, dancing and telling lies. Her comedy is light-hearted\, full of mischievous stories and a warm and friendly humour that provides a short break from the stresses that life deals to us all. \n  \n  \nThis show will also feature a newer act in the middle. \n  \nNote: Line-ups are subject to change in extreme\, and unavoidable\, circumstances.\nShow may contain strong language and adult themes.\n\nTimings\nDoors open: 7:30pm\nShow starts: 8pm \n\nBuy tickets:\nTickets for this show can be bought online at www.bishopaucklandtownhall.org.uk\, in person from Bishop Auckland Town Hall\, or telephone 03000 269 524.
URL:https://hilaritybites.co.uk/show/bishop-auckland-october-16th-2026/
LOCATION:Bishop Auckland Town Hall\, Bishop Auckland Town Hall\, Market Place\, Bishop Auckland\, DL14 7NP\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Bishop Auckland Town Hall,Comedy
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SUMMARY:Bishop Auckland\, November 20th 2026
DESCRIPTION:Hilarity Bites Comedy Club feat. Eddy Brimson\, Faizan Shah\, and host Sully O’Sullivan\nShow details:\n \nEddy Brimson\nSince turning to comedy in 1999\, Eddy Brimson has well and truly established himself on the live circuit and is regarded by some as one of the leading headline comics in British comedy and the world. His career has even taken him from Dundee to Dubai! \nTo say Eddy has a colourful past is something of an understatement. A self-confessed former football hooligan before turning his hands to better use as a writer and comedian\, Eddy has written a host of amusing anecdotal books\, penned and hosted a top three selling video ‘Teargas and Tantrums’\, and is also a regular “talking head’ for numerous radio and TV shows on subjects as diverse as football\, dodgy builders and sexy baldness. \nHe’s appeared on television in many different guises from Hari Krishna in both Smith & Jones and Heartburn Hotel\, to hard-nosed Villain in Eastenders\, where he turned over Frank Butchers car lot! Other appearances include Absolutely Fabulous\, The Thin Blue Line and Hale & Pace\, The Bill\, Silent Witness\, Casualty\, Between The Lines and the HBO movie The Infiltrator where he played a leading gang member. \nEddy is also a regular radio contributor to shows on BBC Radio 5 and Talksport and also a prolific writer\, having penned seven best-selling books. With sales topping 160\,000\, Eddy has built himself a cult following among British and European football fans. In short\, this is one gifted and hilarious performer. \n“The crowd loved him” - The Guardian \n“Quite simply brilliant” - Sky \n“Engaging and Compelling\, Brimson doesn’t f*@k about” - Three Weeks \n  \n \nFaizan Shah\nFaizan is a Manchester-based comic who moved to the UK as a child. His well-crafted jokes make light of growing up in an immigrant household and the inevitable mental health challenges it brings. \nThe quality of Faizan’s joke writing\, and affable stage presence has seen him progress quickly from beating Comedy Store’s King Gong and Frog and Bucket’s Beat the Frog to now breaking through the circuit with a strong 20 minute set\, and performing at both of those venues on pro weekend gigs in under 2 years. \n“One of my favourite new stand up comedians” - Guz Khan \n“Nicely paced\, deadpan delivery” - Chortle \n“Faizan is more deadpan and has some really cleverly written lines and ideas” - Freddy Quinne \n  \n \nSully O'Sullivan\nSully O'Sullivan has been declared a highlight of the New Zealand International Comedy Festival by The NZ Herald\, a highlight of the Glasgow International Comedy Festival by The Scotsman\, featured on Australian TV’s The Comedy Channel\, hosted a sellout standup tour of Croatia\, won Canada’s annual Improvaganza Tournament\, and completed 2 UK national tours supporting cult Heavy Metal Comic Steve Hughes. \nFirst stepping onto a standup stage in June 1998\, Sully's talent gained instant recognition as he won his first national standup award less than 12 months later. 9 years on he’s featured in four seasons of New Zealand’s award winning TV standup showcase 'Pulp Comedy'\, been nominated for the NZ Comedy Industry's supreme award by the NZ Comedy Trust\, and nominated by his fellow performers for the title of NZ's Best MC. \n“Amazing” - NME \n“A blast of hilarity” - Manchester Evening News \n“A wicked sense of humour” - BBC \n  \nThis show will also feature a newer act in the middle. \n  \nNote: Line-ups are subject to change in extreme\, and unavoidable\, circumstances.\nShow may contain strong language and adult themes.\n\nTimings\nDoors open: 7:30pm\nShow starts: 8pm \n\nBuy tickets:\nTickets for this show can be bought online at www.bishopaucklandtownhall.org.uk\, in person from Bishop Auckland Town Hall\, or telephone 03000 269 524.
URL:https://hilaritybites.co.uk/show/bishop-auckland-november-20th-2026/
LOCATION:Bishop Auckland Town Hall\, Bishop Auckland Town Hall\, Market Place\, Bishop Auckland\, DL14 7NP\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Bishop Auckland Town Hall,Comedy
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