Hilarity Bites Comedy Club feat. Alun Cochrane, Gareth Waugh & host Cal Halbert

Show details:

Alun Cochrane

You'll know Alun Cochrane from TV, radio, and being one of the best stand-ups in the UK.

Alun Cochrane is a no-nonsense comedian who specialises in funny nonsense. Much of his comedy begins simply as something he’s seen, heard or felt in his own life, or in the street, or the kitchen, or anywhere, and from that it blossoms into a highly amusing anecdote or a strange flight of fancy.

Alun has several television appearances to his name, most recently Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow, and Dave's One Night Stand, but he's also often seen on Have I Got News For You, 8 Out of 10 Cats, Mock The Week, and has appeared on Soccer A.M and Live At The Comedy Store.

Alun’s dulcet tones can also be heard frequently on BBC Radio 4 on Alun Cochrane’s Fun House, Just A Minute, Dilemma and The Now Show, whilst Alun is also affectionately known as the Cockerel on Absolute Radio's Frank Skinner Show.

“Cochrane’s dour and grumpy onstage persona is allied to a real craft and creativity in his writing, yielding results that satisfy both the comedy purists and those who simply want big belly laughs on a night out” - The Guardian

“A master storyteller, holding the audience before dropping an exploding but simple punchline...” - Metro

“Alun Cochrane's ability to make the little things in life a comedy goldmine is phenomenal” - Chortle

 

Gareth Waugh

Edinburgh comedian Gareth Waugh has been described as “One of the fastest rising stars of the Scottish comedy circuit” by the BBC. Since starting comedy in 2010, he has twice been a finalist in Scottish Comedian of the Year and has appeared on several Radio 4 programmes including Jo Caulfield’s Speakeasy, Radio 4 Stands Up, The John Moloney Show, and more.

Gareth's live work includes most of the major UK clubs, and he has toured with the likes of Kathryn Ryan, Daniel Sloss, Iain Stirling, Jamali Maddix, and Tom Stade.

In 2017, Gareth sold out his much-anticipated solo Edinburgh Festival debut, and on the strength of that he was offered a four-week east-coast Australian tour in 2018, where he sold out his solo shows at Sydney’s Factory Theatre, before returning to the UK to perform the show at London's Soho Theatre.

“Tightly honed, self-mocking... nicely crafted lines... bigger things likely await” - Chortle

“Smart, witty... very funny! ” - The Scotsman

“Very funny... impressive comic chops... an engaging, friendly onstage manner” - Beyond The Joke

 

Replacing Sammy Dobson:

Cal Halbert

Deemed 'the new generation of comedy' by Michael McIntyre, Cal Halbert has performed from local comedy clubs to the London Palladium, Britain's Got Talent to Good Morning Britain and voiced for YouTube to the BBC.

Well known as an impressionist, Halbert is one half of 'The Mimic Men', the UK's only impressionist double act! The Mimic Men appeared on Britain's Got Talent in 2016, gaining four yeses accompanied by a standing ovation by the judges, audience, and Ant and Dec.

“Very good” - Simon Cowell

“Uncanny imitations” - The Sun

“Impersonator genius” - Sunderland Echo

 

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 £12 each. Tickets can be bought from the link below, See Tickets, TicketMaster, Skiddle, or contact the venue directly.