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SUMMARY:Bishop Auckland\, May 22nd 2026
DESCRIPTION:Hilarity Bites Comedy Club feat. Louise Young\, David Eagle\, Josh Sedman\, and host Kieran Lawless\nShow details:\n \nLouise Young\nHailing from Newcastle\, Louise has quickly become one of the brightest new names on the comedy circuit. A regular at clubs around the country\, Louise has also been supporting the likes of Jason Manford\, Alan Carr\, Tom Davis\, Angela Barnes and Tom Allen on their nationwide tours around the UK and Ireland. \nLouise debuted at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe at the Pleasance Courtyard in 2023 with her show ‘Feral’ – about class\, chaos and coming out. The show received rave reviews and was nominated for Edinburgh Comedy Awards: Best Newcomer\, going on to appear at London Soho Theatre’s Best Newcomer Season in 2024. The show was also nominated for NextUp’s Biggest Award in Comedy and was named as “one to watch” by Rolling Stone. \nLouise has also appeared on Live at the Apollo\, Comedy Central Live\, as well as writing and acting in Channel 4’s Original Comedy Shorts on three sketches\, one of which went on to receive over 5 million views. She also appeared on BBC Radio 4’s Fred at The Stand. \nAt the Leicester Comedy Festival\, Louise has been nominated for Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year 2020\, Best Festival Appearance in 2021 and Best Debut Show in 2023. Louise was a finalist in the Funny Women Awards in 2018\, she was also nominated for a Gillard Award in 2019\, and in 2020 nominated Newcomer of the Year for presenting a weekly comedy show on BBC Radio Newcastle. \n“wonderful\, lovely\, authentic” - Helen Lederer \n“Louise Young is dynamite! Intelligent and street smart\, she wins the entire room over with wonderfully written jokes\, a spellbinding stage presence and the timing of a 20-year pro” - Punch Drunk Comedy \n  \n \nDavid Eagle\nIn 2018 David began performing stand up comedy. He was awarded the New Act Of The Year prize at 2018’s Nottingham Comedy Festival. In 2019 he won Bath Comedy Festival’s New Comedian Of The Year and the Leicester Square Theatre New Comedian Of The Year. \nIn 2022 David performed stand up on BBC Radio 4’s topical comedy programme The Now Show. He frequently supports Boothby Graffoe on tour\, and he also starred in Tony Law and Phil Nichol’s improvised 2019 Edinburgh Fringe show. \nDavid is one third of three-time BBC Radio 2 folk Award winning band The Young’uns. You may have heard them performing on BBC Radio 2 and 3\, or maybe seen them on BBC’s Springwatch. They’ve also done a couple of documentaries for BBC Radio 4. Or perhaps – and granted\, this is unlikely\, but maybe – you heard them in the Aardman Animations film Itch of the Golden Nit\, in which they played the role of Vic Reeves’ pirate backing band. They perform at venues and festivals in the UK and all over the world\, including Cambridge Folk Festival and Glastonbury\, where they played on stage with Billy Bragg. \n“a comic tour de force” - The Guardian \n“David Eagle is a genuine stand up rookie phenomenon! Looking forward to hearing more” - Reginald D. Hunter \n“Brilliant\, nuts\, heartily recommend” - Rufus Hound \n  \n \nJosh Sedman\nJosh is a comedian who has had rapid career progression over the last 18 months\, and is an act who has had fantastic reviews wherever he has performed. He comes fully equipped with 'Wetherby Teeth' (Yorkshire's superior version of 'Turkey Teeth')\, a razor-sharp wit\, and a lovely head of hair. \nHis self-deprecating humour and playful audience interaction have left rooms in stitches up and down the country\, leading to Josh being named ‘Cat and Stick Comedy’s New Comedian of the Year 2023’. \n“Sedman has a solid construction to his set\, the laughs come regularly\, he's a warm presence and his performance was punchy. This was a great performance” - Notts Comedy Review \n“Josh is quick witted\, cheeky\, charming and comedically brilliant from concept to execution. Yet another criminally underrated act who's got the talent of a top pro\, and guaranteed to have the room fall about with mirth\, whatever room he's in. Funny stories\, funny delivery\, weaved together by a naturally funny man” - Blizzard Comedy \n“Bossed the room from start to finish and the audience loved him\, such an engaging perform with killer material. Definitely one to watch” - Funnyjonescomedy \n  \n \nKieran Lawless\nKieran Lawless is an Irish comedian now based in Manchester. He has worked in comedy clubs across Ireland\, the UK & Europe including supporting Patrick Kielty in Dublin's Olympia Theatre. \nWell respected in his native Ireland\, his television credits include; New Comedy Awards (RTE)\, The Takeover (RTE)\, and RED TV (RTE). \nKieran has also won numerous New Comedian awards including The Nothin Butt Funny Comedy award. \n“exceedingly entertaining\, highly energised and side splittingly funny” - NorthWestEnd.co.uk \n  \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-may-22nd-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\, June 26th 2026
DESCRIPTION:Hilarity Bites Comedy Club feat. Christian Reilly\, Sam Serrano\, and host Sully O’Sullivan\nShow details:\n \nChristian Reilly\nChristian Reilly is both a Perrier and Chortle award-winning musical comedian with “sex\, politics and rock 'n' roll” (The Scotsman) in the key of grrr. \nAs a former integral part of the Perrier award-winning show Otis Lee Crenshaw and the Black Liars\, with comic/songster Rich Hall\, Christian's career has taken him around the world three times. On his way\, he received accolades at international festivals and numerous network TV credits in the USA\, Australia\, New Zealand and Britain. \nNow a solo stand-up performer\, and headlining all the major comedy venues in his own right\, Christian uses his dynamic guitar and vocal skills to target histrionic rock bands\, musical theatre and morose indie musicians. He wrote and performed for 'That Was Then This Is Now' (BBC Radio 2) as musical counterpart to Richard Herring and Emma Kennedy\, as well as giving his improvisation skills an outing on Radio 2's 'Jammin'. \n“Blisteringly funny songs” - The Stage \n“If you’re a fan of Bill Bailey or Rich Hall\, you’re a Christian Reilly fan already” - The Guardian \n“The funniest songs I’ve heard in a long time” - The Scotsman \n  \n \nSam Serrano\nSam Serrano is a gender fluid\, dyspraxic comedian who has been taking the circuit by storm. A regular in clubs across the UK\, Sam’s unique trademark style is dark and self-deprecating in equal measure and has seen them become a favourite with bookers. \nIt has also seen Sam provide tour support for Brennan Reece and perform an incredible five solo shows at Hot Water Comedy Club\, Nottingham Comedy Festival\, and Leicester Comedy Festival. \nIn a short space of time since starting out\, Sam was awarded second place in the prestigious Great Yorkshire Fringe Comedian of the Year Competition in 2018\, followed by runner-up in the LGBT Comedian of the Year 2019\, and was a finalist in the Leicester Square New Comedian of the Year in the same year. \n“killer lines... a lot going for them\, expect to see more” - Chortle \n“puts the X in X Factor” - York Press \n“Laugh-out-loud funny” - Yorkshire Post \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-june-26th-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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