Josh Widdicombe
Saturday February 4 8pm £12/£14otd
Star of BBC2’s ‘The Rob Brydon Show’, Channel 4’s ‘Stand Up For The Week’ and ‘8 Out Of 10 Cats’, Fosters Edinburgh Comedy Awards Best Newcomer 2011 nominee, Chortle Best Breakthrough Act nominee 2011 FHM Stand-Up Hero 2010 Josh Widdicombe will be touring his his hotly anticipated debut show all over the country.
Josh opens the doors to how his upbringing in a tiny village in rural Devon didn’t prepare him for the realities of life and relationships. From his hankering to move to the bright lights but on the other hand terrified of the rest of the world, to struggling to adapt to his twenties, not knowing whether to embrace being an adult or hold on to his youth. If This Show Saves One Life... is a hilarious insight into the daily foibles of one of comedy’s fastest rising stars with observations and dilemmas we can all relate to.
Since his first gig in January 2008 Josh has had a remarkable impact on the comedy circuit. In just three years he has been named FHM Stand Up Hero 2010 (ITV4), Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year 2010, Chortle Best Breakthrough Act Nominee 2011 and after just a handful of gigs made it to the final of the prestigious 'So You Think You're Funny' final at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2008.
Now regarded as one of the best up-and-coming acts on the UK circuit Josh is in constant demand at clubs and theatres across Britain. Josh is fast establishing himself on the live circuit regularly supporting huge comic talent such as Alan Carr, Kevin Bridges and Michael McIntyre.
“Josh Widdicombe is shaping up to be the British Seinfeld.” ***** Stars London Is Funny
“Josh Widdicombe’s straightforward stand-up show on life’s little – and big – irritations felt like a veritable palate-cleansing sorbet. Good, smart, clean fun, plus a witty Laser Quest routine” – Bruce Dessau
“Josh Widdicombe is shaping up to be the British Seinfeld” ***** – London Is Funny
You may well have heard Henning on BBC Radio’s “Unbelievable Truth”, “News Quiz”, “Now Show” and “Fighting Talk” or seen him on “QI” , “Dave’s One Night Stand” or “Edinburgh and Beyond” – now’s your chance to see the self-appointed German Comedy Ambassador to the UK in the flesh in his sell-out Edinbugh show, “No Surrender”. Teutonic jolliness at its best. Come along … or else. Deutschland über alles!
“Side-splittingly funny” The Scotsman
“A vulnerable man grappling with a language that isn’t his own” The Guardian
Boothby Graffoe & Nick Pynn
Saturday March 17 8pm £10/£12otd
makin projects , in association with Theatr Mwldan, Cardigan proudly present Boothby Graffoe & Nick Pynn in “Is This Your Vehicle, Sir?”
Music. Funny stuff. More music. Interval.
Even more music. Even more funny stuff.
Encore, possibly combining music and funny stuff.
End. Get kicked out of venue. Get let back in venue.
Buy CD. Go home. Listen to CD.
Have eggs..
Boothby & Nick follow on from the success of their The Return Of Boothby Graffoe 2011 tour by having another jolly trip up and down the country to promote the new studio album “Is This Your Vehicle Sir?” which is released in February 2012.
“Boothby Graffoe is a multi-talented, darkly hilarious, grade A British eccentric, who can twist your funny bone one minute, and break your heart the next. A musical comedy act who is more musical than most musicians, and funnier than most comedians.” - Stewart Lee, foul-mouthed left-wing comedian
“If I had to compare him to anyone, it would be Spike Milligan.” - Omid Djalili
“The world would be a poorer place without his eccentric turn of phrase. Graffoe’s long time collaborator, the unassuming multi-instrumentalist Nick Pynn, accompanies him on-stage: as well as adding subtle texture to the songs, he comes close to stealing the show with folksy musical interludes on violin, guitar and Appalachian dulcimer.” - The Times
“Sings songs that are both beautiful and funny’ ” - The Guardian
Bennet Arron - JEWELSH
Friday March 30 8pm £8/£10otd
Bennett Arron is both Jewish and Welsh, no joke - although it is the starting point for jokes. And being Jewish and Welsh means Bennett is never quite sure why he's being beaten up.
Following his sell-out shows at the Edinburgh Festival and having supported Ricky Gervais on some of his tour dates, Bennett is delighted to bring his show to The Ropewalk.
‘Genuinely original and funny’ The Times
'Hilarious' The Standard
'One of the best gagsmiths on the circuit….a Welsh Seinfeld’ The Guardian
‘A wordsmith of the highest order, featuring intelligent witticisms and unexpected punchlines’ **** Three Weeks
‘An enviable gift for wordplay…had the room creased up with laughter’ **** The Scotsman
