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SUMMARY:Darlington\, August 1st 2026
DESCRIPTION:Hilarity Bites Comedy Club feat. Brennan Reece\, Fran Garrity\, El Purnell\, and host Dave Twentyman\nShow details:\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  \nReplacing Louise Leigh\n \nFran Garrity\nOne of Teesside’s finest comedic exports of recent years\, Fran Garrity kicked off his comedy career in 2015 after becoming a finalist in the City Comedian of the Year & FAF Breakthrough Act competitions. \nOften heard on the airwaves of both national and regional radio\, Fran has featured on such shows as BBC Radio 4’s New Comedy Awards and BBC Radio Newcastle’s features Jesting About and Grin up North\, whilst also presenting a weekend show on Zetland FM. \nIn 2017\, Fran was chosen for a support slot with Jason Manford on his Muddle Class Tour\, and later that year he debuted his solo show Secret Agent Fran and became a finalist in the Harrogate Comedian of the Year. \nHe had a sell-out run for Best In Class at the 2019 Edinburgh Fringe Festival\, and has had three sell-out solo shows with the shows Secret Agent Fran\, Faith Hope & Garrity\, and new show Fifty/50. \n“He smashed it” - Jason Manford \n“Fran is a real act to watch out for” - NARC \n“Fran Garrity has an easy and instant rapport with the audience and not only gets frequent laughs but also they are always big laughs” - Buzz Comedy \n  \n  \n \nEl Purnell\nEl Purnell is a unique whirlwind of a crowd-pleasing comedy act. His energy and gags per minute are off the scale delivering many belly laughs and so much fun for the audience. He has a unique and clever spin delivering his set in Spanish with a springle of English. Audiences LOVE the interaction\, jokes\, and actual realisation they can understand him without speaking his mother tongue. \nHighlights for Ecuador's No 1 comedian include several runs at the Edinburgh festival\, TV shows for both BBC and Sky TV and international gigs in Ecuador\, Ireland\, Germany\, and Thailand. \n“That was staggeringly original” - Adam Bloom \n“Hilarious\, the funniest Ecuadorian act ever” - Ray Bradshaw \n  \n \nDave Twentyman\nAffable\, quick-witted banter merchant\, Dave Twentyman survived a childhood in St Helens by evolving rapid\, startlingly-bright patter and a smile that he somehow stole from Barry Manilow. This is a man who could teach Teflon a trick-or-two but who remains vastly more fun than your average frying-pan. What higher praise can there be? \nNo matter what your mood\, you really can't help but warm to Dave. He puts a big smile on everyone's face. His chatty\, cheeky style endears him to the toughest of crowds. Dave talks a lot about the subjects closer to home\, such as family life & friends. Its lighthearted\, positive fun\, you can't help relating to. \nA regular performer at many of the best weekend clubs in the country\, Dave has also performed at a number of music festivals over the years such as Leeds\, V Festival\, Download\, etc \n “Thoroughly impressed\, best I've seen in ages. Great warmth and style” - Dave Spikey \n“F**king Brilliant” - John Bishop \n“Really like his stuff” - Jason Manford \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 £12 each. Tickets can be bought from the link below\, See Tickets\, TicketMaster\, Skiddle\, or contact the venue directly.
URL:https://hilaritybites.co.uk/show/darlington-august-1st-2026/
LOCATION:The Forum\, Darlington\, The Forum\, Borough Road\, Darlington\, DL1 1SG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Comedy,The Forum Darlington
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SUMMARY:Darlington\, September 5th 2026
DESCRIPTION:Last Train Home Festival – Comedy Stage\nShow details:\n \nIt’s one of our favourite days of the year – Hilarity Bites are back at Last Train Home Festival at The Forum on Saturday 5th September hosting the comedy stage at Darlington’s premier festival of music and comedy! \nMore details on everything that’s happening at the festival can be found at the Last Train Home website\, but the comedy line-up is as follows: \n  \nEarly Show (2pm – 4pm): \nHost Rob Mulholland\nAnna Thomas\nDevin Gray\nGavin Webster \nEvening Show (5pm – 7pm): \nHost Rob Mulholland\nEl Purnell\nMaxine Wade\nSilky \nLate Show (8pm – 10pm): \nHost Rob Mulholland\nRay Bradshaw\nDawn Bailey\nThe Halls of Ridiculous \n  \n\nBuy tickets:\nTickets for this show are £25 per person (plus booking fee)\, and are available to buy online from Eventbrite.
URL:https://hilaritybites.co.uk/show/darlington-september-5th-2026/
LOCATION:The Forum\, Darlington\, The Forum\, Borough Road\, Darlington\, DL1 1SG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Comedy,The Forum Darlington
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SUMMARY:Newton Aycliffe\, September 24th 2026
DESCRIPTION:Hilarity Bitesize New Act & New Material Night\, with El Purnell\, Jack McLean\, host Catherine Young & support\nShow details:\n \nEl Purnell\nEl Purnell is a unique whirlwind of a crowd-pleasing comedy act. His energy and gags per minute are off the scale delivering many belly laughs and so much fun for the audience. He has a unique and clever spin delivering his set in Spanish with a springle of English. Audiences LOVE the interaction\, jokes\, and actual realisation they can understand him without speaking his mother tongue. \nHighlights for Ecuador's No 1 comedian include several runs at the Edinburgh festival\, TV shows for both BBC and Sky TV and international gigs in Ecuador\, Ireland\, Germany\, and Thailand. \n“That was staggeringly original” - Adam Bloom \n“Hilarious\, the funniest Ecuadorian act ever” - Ray Bradshaw \n  \n \nJack McLean\nYorkshire’s own\, multi-award winning Jack McLean is a rising star on the comedy circuit having made his TV debut as a Semi-Finalist of the BBC New Comedy Awards 2023. \nJack’s quick witted and conversational style has seen him go on to support Josh Jones\, Fiona Allen\, Morgan Rees and many more on their latest tours across the UK. \nHailing from Hull\, he was named Hull New Comedian of the Year 2022 and Yorkshire Comedy Awards Best Breakthrough Act in 2023 before being invited to open for the Chris Ramsey and Friends Gala night at Hull Arena in 2024. \n“One of the best new acts on the circuit” - Chortle \n“An absolute star. Very\, very funny” - The Stand \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 support from several new acts\, and established acts performing new material. \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: 7pm\nShow starts: 7:30pm \n\nBuy tickets:\nTickets for this show are £10 per person\, with doors opening at 7pm and the show starting at 7:30pm. Tickets can be bought from the link below\, See Tickets\, TicketMaster\, Skiddle\, or contact the venue directly.
URL:https://hilaritybites.co.uk/show/newton-aycliffe-september-24th-2026/
LOCATION:OakLeaf Sports Complex\, Newton Aycliffe\, Oakleaf Sports Complex\, School Aycliffe Lane\, Newton Aycliffe\, DL5 6QZ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Comedy,Steam Machine Brewery Newton Aycliffe
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