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Ripon, August 1st 2023
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Hilarity Bites Comedy Club feat. Andy White, Ashley Frieze, and host Nina Gilligan
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Andy White
Andy White is an energetic, confident and silly Brummie who combines silly voices and a mad afro to devastating comic effect. Andy has numerous media appearences, including the BBC New Comedy Awards on BBC Choice, Brand Spanking New on BBC Radio 7, and his winning performance on the Weakest Link comedian's special! His appearance on the BBC quiz show featured in his five star (***** Three Weeks) Edinburgh show, It Started With A Quiz in 2007. This followed on from his well-received one man show at the 2005 Leicester Comedy Festival: Young, Gifted and Beige.
Andy escaped from a call centre to become a stand up comic who mixes silly voices and faces with observational humour, topical humour and his mixed race background. He can do material that's clever, cheeky, sick or just silly and his performance can shift from deadpan to loud and physical. Andy has played to a wide variety of audiences, adults and children, both at home and abroad, in comedy clubs, theatres, universities, radio and TV shows, and at corporate entertainment events. He regularly headlines up and down the UK and has worked with all the major chains and comedy promoters along the way. Overseas, he's performed in Monte Carlo, Berlin, Abu Dhabi, and Dubai amongst others.
“Had me exercising my pelvic floor muscles to avoid an accident” - BBC
“Undeniably entertaining” - Chortle
“Oozes talent” - What's On Magazine

Ashley Frieze
With his charming, daft, and warm brand of music-infused stand-up comedy, this guitar-toting funny man has been entertaining audiences across the UK for nearly 20 years. His original songs, with well-crafted lyrics and catchy tunes, span many genres from Jazz to Coldplay, via 1960's girl-group pop!
He regularly appears at comedy clubs around the country, and has been a resident MC at RipRoar and his own club. His YouTube channel contains original songs, parodies and other strange goings on.
Ashley has something for most audiences. Intelligent, geeky, silly, and occasionally naughty. He's a sharp, MC, and a powerhouse featured act appearing at theatres, comedy clubs, many many pub function rooms, festival stages, and even a moving bus! His solo Edinburgh Shows, The Seven Deadly Sings, and Discograffiti led to the release of his albums on all good streaming platforms (and many bad ones).
“brilliant quick-fire lyrics” - Three Weeks
“Certainly knew how to raise the big laughs” - Edinburgh Evening News
“...affords the show a feeling of quality” - Chortle

Nina Gilligan
Chortle Best Club Comic 2023 - Winner
North West Comedian of the Year 2023 - Winner
Leicester Mercury Award 2021 - Winner
Liverpool Hot Water Comedian of the Year 2021 - Winner
English Comedian of the Year - Finalist
Nina Gilligan is sometimes outrageous, always hilarious with a charming, loveable persona which belies an acerbic wit. Equally at home in clubs as art centre’s, Nina is performing at gigs of all sizes up and down the country.
2021 saw her crowned as the winner of the prestigious Leicester Mercury Award after also winning Liverpool Hot Water Comedian of the Year and being a finalist in English Comedian of The Year in previous year’s.
Recent work includes a sell-out show ‘Late Developer’ at Leicester Comedy Festival which transferred to The Edinburgh Fringe in 2022, whilst recent tour support includes Jason Manford, Clinton Baptiste and Rachel Fairburn.
“A bolshier Mrs Merton she’s not one to suffer fools lightly so watch out for a razor-sharp wit used at will” - The Skinny
“A hidden gem of the circuit” - Kiri Pritchard-McLean
“Naturally funny” - John Thomson (Cold Feet)
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.
Timings
Doors open: 7:30pm
Show starts: 8pm
Buy tickets:
Tickets for this show are £10 per person, with doors opening at 7:30pm and the show starting at 8pm. Tickets can be bought from the link below, See Tickets, TicketMaster, Skiddle, or contact the venue directly.