NOVEMBER 25TH
STEVE GRIBBIN
"A highly refreshing and original comic with a gift for sharp observations and up-to-the-minute political asides. With more energy than a friendly Tasmanian devil, this animated comedian tells jokes, plays the guitar and sings lyrics. Hilarious!"The Scotsman
Steve Gribbin is a diminutive guitar-wielding satirist from Liverpool, whose comedy songs and off the wall observations have made him one of the firm favourites of the comedy circuit.
Always expect a unique show, as Steve rips apart whatever topics are current and have been in the news that week.
As one half of Skint Video, they performed at many festivals throughout the early 1990s and also starred on countless television programmes such as Saturday Live. Their radio credits include The Mary Whitehouse Experience, and their own show Songlines on Radio One.
Since branching out on his own, professional Scouser Steve has continued to keep his feet firmly in both camps. A great musician, his songs are exactly that, combining razor sharp lyrics with catchy tunes and devastatingly funny humour.
Steve Gribbin is a diminutive guitar-wielding satirist from Liverpool, whose comedy songs and off the wall observations have made him one of the firm favourites of the comedy circuit.
Always expect a unique show, as Steve rips apart whatever topics are current and have been in the news that week.
As one half of Skint Video, they performed at many festivals throughout the early 1990s and also starred on countless television programmes such as Saturday Live. Their radio credits include The Mary Whitehouse Experience, and their own show Songlines on Radio One.
Since branching out on his own, professional Scouser Steve has continued to keep his feet firmly in both camps. A great musician, his songs are exactly that, combining razor sharp lyrics with catchy tunes and devastatingly funny humour.
DAISY EARL
Awards: Chortle Best Newcomer 2016 – Winner; Scottish Comedian of the Year 2015 – Winner; Scottish Variety Award – Best New Scottish Comedian 2015 – Winner; Best New Comer – Scottish Comedy Awards 2015 and 2016 – Nominee; Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year 2014 – Finalist; and So You Think You’re Funny 2013 – Semi- Finalist.
Daisy is one of the fastest rising stars in Scottish comedy today and is attracting plaudits and accolades at an alarming rate.
Having won Best New Comedian at the Scottish Variety Awards 2015, she was then crowned Scottish Comedian of the year in the same year (making her the first ever female winner.) She then followed this up with a sell-out show at the Adelaide Fringe and returned to the UK to scoop the Best Newcomer prize at the Chortle Awards 2016.
She has performed at prestigious venues such as The Stand (both Edinburgh & Glasgow,) Jongleurs and at the Scottish Comedian of the Year Winner’s Show during the Edinburgh Fringe 2016.
“strongly written and delivered set, equal parts deprecation and defiant attitude. Hilarious”. Chortle
Daisy is one of the fastest rising stars in Scottish comedy today and is attracting plaudits and accolades at an alarming rate.
Having won Best New Comedian at the Scottish Variety Awards 2015, she was then crowned Scottish Comedian of the year in the same year (making her the first ever female winner.) She then followed this up with a sell-out show at the Adelaide Fringe and returned to the UK to scoop the Best Newcomer prize at the Chortle Awards 2016.
She has performed at prestigious venues such as The Stand (both Edinburgh & Glasgow,) Jongleurs and at the Scottish Comedian of the Year Winner’s Show during the Edinburgh Fringe 2016.
“strongly written and delivered set, equal parts deprecation and defiant attitude. Hilarious”. Chortle
MIKE CARTER
Mike Carter first took to the stage as a stand up in 2015 and has gone on to become one of the North Wests brightest talents, he was a finalist in six national new act competitions of which he won one local one but he doesn’t like to brag about that. He also went on to win the Beat the Frog at Manchesters Frog and Bucket quite a few times where he has been a huge critical hit and something his mum likes to brag about!
He has a wealth of hilarious jokes about growing up in Croxteth, one of the most vibrant and underrated areas of Liverpool where he is still living with family in his 30s. He takes swipes at whatever is in the news and the endless struggle to maintain a meaningless retail job.
"His joke construction was impressive and his closing joke was very strong, ending his set on a high” - Notts Comedy Review
He has a wealth of hilarious jokes about growing up in Croxteth, one of the most vibrant and underrated areas of Liverpool where he is still living with family in his 30s. He takes swipes at whatever is in the news and the endless struggle to maintain a meaningless retail job.
"His joke construction was impressive and his closing joke was very strong, ending his set on a high” - Notts Comedy Review
YOUR HOST: ALUN COCHRANE
Award-winning stand up comedian Alun Cochrane has appeared on numerous TV shows including Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow, Russell Howard’s Good News, Mock The Week, Dave’s One Night Stand, Never Mind The Buzzcocks, Have I Got News For You and 8 Out Of 10 Cats. He was featured as series regular ‘Sam’ in the Sky Living sitcom Trying Again, alongside Chris Addison and has appeared in Coronation Street, Boomers and Russell Howard’s Christmas film A Gert Lush Christmas.
Alun is the co-host of The Frank Skinner Show on Absolute, for which he received a 2012 Arqiva Award nomination for Best Newcomer. The show also won a Sony Award in 2011 for Best Entertainment Programme and was nominated again in 2012. He regularly features on BBC Radio 4’s The Comedy Club. Other radio credits include The Now Show,Just A Minute, Dilemma, Loose Ends, Lee Mack And Friends and Listomania. Alun wrote and starred in the Radio 4 series Alun Cochrane’s Fun House, offering listeners a room-by-room stand up tour of his home.
Alun is a master at observational comedy, an expert in storytelling and uniquely able to to gather material from anywhere he wanders in mind or body.
“Cochrane’s on-stage 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
“Alun Cochrane’s ability to make the little things in life a comedy goldmine is phenomenal”Chortle
*Alun replaces originally booked MC Danny McLoughlin who is off to Hull to support Paul Smith :-/
Alun is the co-host of The Frank Skinner Show on Absolute, for which he received a 2012 Arqiva Award nomination for Best Newcomer. The show also won a Sony Award in 2011 for Best Entertainment Programme and was nominated again in 2012. He regularly features on BBC Radio 4’s The Comedy Club. Other radio credits include The Now Show,Just A Minute, Dilemma, Loose Ends, Lee Mack And Friends and Listomania. Alun wrote and starred in the Radio 4 series Alun Cochrane’s Fun House, offering listeners a room-by-room stand up tour of his home.
Alun is a master at observational comedy, an expert in storytelling and uniquely able to to gather material from anywhere he wanders in mind or body.
“Cochrane’s on-stage 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
“Alun Cochrane’s ability to make the little things in life a comedy goldmine is phenomenal”Chortle
*Alun replaces originally booked MC Danny McLoughlin who is off to Hull to support Paul Smith :-/
