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SUMMARY:Darlington\, November 5th 2022
DESCRIPTION:Hilarity Bites Comedy Club feat. Steve Royle\, Joe McTernan\, and host Danny Deegan\nShow details:\n \nSteve Royle\nBritain's Got Talent finalist 2020\nSteve is an actor\, writer\, comedian\, juggler\, a "Gillard award" winning presenter on BBC Radio Lancashire and now a finalist on ITV's Britain's Got Talent 2020. \nSteve most recently completed his 17th consecutive pantomime at The Grand Theatre\, Blackpool (and his 22nd Pantomime in total) and was also made an honorary member of The Friends Of The Grand in 2016 for his services to the theatre. \nIn 2015 he performed 16 nights at The Manchester Arena as part of the "Phoenix Nights Live" show\, helping raise well over £ 5 million in the process. He also appeared at the London Palladium twice within a month later that year when he performed as part of the TV show "Sunday Night At The Palladium" and as warm-up for "One Night With Neil Diamond". \nHe spent many years as "Special Guest" on Dave Spikey's Tours and has supported several other top comedic names including Peter Kay\, Mick Miller\, Roy Walker and The Lancashire Hotpots! He was also the first comic\, ever\, to act as "Warm-up" for The Royal Variety Show featuring Take That\, Rod Stewart\, Barry Manilow and Meatloaf. \nSteve's first love\, however\, is stand-ip and it is a job that has taken him all over the world: Cruises in the Med\, Norwegian Fjords and the Caribbean\, hotels and comedy clubs in Hong Kong\, Dubai\, Crete\, Cyprus\, Turkey and Japan. Meanwhile\, Steve is a regular headline act at the world-famous The Comedy Store\, and at venues throughout the UK. \n“A brilliant comedian” - Peter Kay \n“I nearly pushed my golden buzzer for you when I saw your audition because it's one of the funniest performances I've seen. I was totally wowed” - David Walliams \n“a comedy masterclass!” - The Stage \n  \n \nJoe McTernan\nJoe has gained over 40 million views on his socials with his character based sketches and with over 200\,000 followers\, Joe is an online sensation. \nHis 2023 Edinburgh Fringe show was a complete sell out run with 4 and 5 star reviews. Meanwhile\, he's performed on BBC Scotland's television show The Comedy Underground\, supported Tom Stade and Rachel Fairburn on tour\, co-created the online (Scottish Comedy Award-winning) sitcom MUFF alongside Daniel Sloss\, and has also written and performed content for BBC Short Stuff. \n“I was crying with laughter pretty much throughout the entire performance” - ★★★★★ - Three Weeks \n“Joe entertained us to a jam packed hour of great comedy material” - ★★★★ - One4Review \n“His punchlines hit home\, providing a laid back perspective on what can be decisive topics... sure to delight with his amusing frustration” - ★★★★ - EdFest Magazine \n  \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 are £10 per person. Tickets can be bought from the link below\, See Tickets\, TicketMaster\, Skiddle\, WeGotTickets\, or contact the venue directly.
URL:https://hilaritybites.co.uk/show/darlington-november-5th-2022/
LOCATION:The Forum\, Darlington\, The Forum\, Borough Road\, Darlington\, DL1 1SG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Comedy,The Forum Darlington
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SUMMARY:Darlington\, November 17th 2022
DESCRIPTION:Sam Avery: Role Model\nShow details:\n \nSam needs to step up. \nWith two children looking to him for guidance\, it’s high-time he evolved into the role model he always thought he’d be. But he didn’t sleep well last night and being a hero is harder than it looks. Plus\, he forgot to put the bins out and now his wife hates him. \nIn this side-splitting new stand-up show\, Sam explores what it means to be a role model in modern Britain\, how the people he looked up to shaped his world\, and how the struggle to help his kids find their moral compass often causes him to misplace his own. \nCan you be a role model on four hours sleep? Can you mentor someone who thinks you’re a moron? And how do you change the world if you can’t even clean your kitchen? \n“Very entertaining” – Sunday Times \n“Amazing and brutally honest… brilliant” – Lad Bible \n“Quick wit” – Metro \n  \n\nTimings\nDoors open: 7:30pm\nShow starts: 8pm \n\nBuy tickets:\nTickets for this show are £10 per person. Tickets can be bought from the link below\, See Tickets\, TicketMaster\, Skiddle\, WeGotTickets\, or contact the venue directly.
URL:https://hilaritybites.co.uk/show/darlington-november-17th-2022/
LOCATION:The Forum\, Darlington\, The Forum\, Borough Road\, Darlington\, DL1 1SG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Comedy,The Forum Darlington
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SUMMARY:Darlington\, November 24th 2022
DESCRIPTION:Hilarity Bites presents Reginald D. Hunter\, Ivan Brackenbury\, Nina Gilligan & Host Brennan Reece\nShow details:\n \nReginald D. Hunter\nSince his first UK comedy gig twenty-one years ago Georgia-born Reginald D Hunter’s searingly honest observations both onstage and on TV and Radio have garnered him a cross-generational fan base. \nDuring that time he has become one of the comedy industry’s best-known performers for his distinctive take on the most diverse range of subjects. His work can be brutally honest and is often considered to be controversial but it is always meticulously thought out and he has never been afraid to face challenging issues head on even when the focus is on his own principles or beliefs. \nHe reached the final of So You Think You Are Funny in 1998 during his first visit to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and was nominated for The Edinburgh Comedy Awards Best Newcomer in 2002 for his debut full-length show I Am What I Am. He was then nominated for The Edinburgh Comedy Awards main prize in 2003 for White Woman and 2004 for A Mystery Wrapped In A Nigga. \nIn 2006 he won the Writers’ Guild Award for Comedy for his show Pride and Prejudice and Niggas. \nHis TV appearances have included Never Mind The Buzzcocks\, QI and Have I Got News For You? He also filmed two series of the BBC2’s hugely popular Reginald D Hunter’s Songs Of The South & Reginald D Hunter’s Songs of The Border\, documenting Reginald’s epic road trip through 150 years of American popular song. \nReginald regularly tours the UK and Ireland and he has been seen by audiences around the world from America to Australia. \nHis highly popular debut DVD – Reginald D Hunter Live – was one of the top sellers in the DVD comedy charts as was his follow up DVD – Reginald D Hunter: In The Midst of Crackers. \n“Hunter is a gifted story teller... he has the audience in the palm of his hand with his surprisingly gentle tone and clever turn of phrase” - ★★★★ - Edinburgh Festivals Magazine \n“A cerebral comedian with every performative grace in his back pocket” - ★★★★★ - Voice Magazine \n“It is rare for comedy to be so resonant and moving” - ★★★★ - The730Review \n  \n \nIvan Brackenbury\nTop Ten Fosters Comedy God AwardsBest Established Comedian Nomination Adelaide Fringe 2010Chortle Top 50 Most Memorable Gigs of the Decade 2000-2010Edinburgh Comedy Award Nominee 2007\nCat's Does Countdown favourite Ivan Brackenbury's fantastic 'Hospital Radio Roadshow'\, complete with inappropriate records and bungled cues\, is a regular fixture on the live circuit. A daft\, inept yet adorable radio DJ takes you on a hilarious broadcasting journey. This is a unique\, wonderfully brilliant show\, guaranteed to make you cry with laughter. \nIvan captures the fun and excitement you'd expect from being in hospital\, with games\, giveaways\, patients requests and his special blend of music and chat. An absolute must-see. \n“For simple laugh-'til you ache humour\, Ivan Brackenbury is the hit of the Fringe” - Evening Standard \n“Laughs per minute the funniest show at the Fringe” - Time Out \n“The whole room was in hysterics from the word go\, endorphin-filled laughter indeed proving the best medicine. Brackenbury is absolutely utterly hilarious - I can’t recommend this enough. Go see it” - The Age \n  \n \nNina Gilligan\nChortle Best Club Comic 2023 - WinnerNorth West Comedian of the Year 2023 - WinnerLeicester Mercury Award 2021 - WinnerLiverpool Hot Water Comedian of the Year 2021 - WinnerEnglish Comedian of the Year - Finalist\nNina 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. \n2021 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. \nRecent 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. \n“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 \n“A hidden gem of the circuit” - Kiri Pritchard-McLean \n“Naturally funny” - John Thomson (Cold Feet) \n  \n \nBrennan Reece\nBest Newcomer (nominee)\, Edinburgh Comedy Festival 2016English Comedian of the Year 2015Best Show (nominee)\, Fringe World Australia\nAs seen on Live At The Apollo (BBC)\, Celeb Coach Trip (E4)\, and Roast Battle (Comedy Central)\, and supporting Joe Lycett on his 2022 UK Arena tour. \nBrennan is a multi award winning working class wordsmith (Edinburgh Best Newcomer Nominee and English Comedian Of The Year Winner). A stand-up\, a storyteller\, and self confessed mummy’s boy\, his boyish cheeks recently cropped up on Survival Of The Fittest (ITV)\, The Stand Up Sketch Show (ITV) Live At The Comedy Store (Comedy Central) and racking up over 6 million YouTube hits for his stint on Top Gear (BBC). \nA true Northern voice\, with family close to his heart. Your Mum is going to love him! Not like that\, you dirty little perve. \n“A powerfully entertaining\, unstoppable force” - Chortle \n“A teenage Alan Bennett” - The Skinny \n“Beautiful\, raucous and touching” - The Independent \n“Absolutely incredible” - Phoebe Waller Bridge \n  \nNote: Line-ups are subject to change in extreme\, and unavoidable\, circumstances.\nShow may contain strong language and adult themes.\n  \n\nTimings\nDoors open: 6:30pm\nShow starts: 7:30pm \n\nBuy tickets:\nTickets for this show can be bought online at www.darlingtonhippodrome.co.uk\, in person from the Darlington Hippodrome box office in the Cornmill Centre\, or telephone 01325 405405. \nTickets for this show are £15 each\, with doors opening at 7pm and the show starting at 7:30pm.
URL:https://hilaritybites.co.uk/show/darlington-november-24th-2022/
LOCATION:Darlington Hippodrome\, Parkgate\, Darlington\, DL1 1RR\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Comedy,Darlington Hippodrome
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