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NEW #1! Catch 22 goes fortnightly. We know many of
you have been struggling to get tickets, so now, you'll
be able to catch the hottest new comedians on the
circuit every fortnight. How good is that?
NEW #2! Fancy making yourself comfortable with a bunch
of friends at your very own pre-reserved table? Then
give those good people at ARC box office a call and
they'll sort you out advance table tickets in a prime
spot at our Catch 22 Comedy Club. Tel 01642 525199.
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Featuring:
JON RICHARDSON,
DAVE TWENTYMAN,
MC MATT REED
Jon Richardson's career is on the up - you may recognise
him as Alan Carr's support on his 2006 tour, or from his
BBC6 music show, or from his recent Best Newcomer nomination
at the Edinburgh Fringe. Also appearing is Dave Twentyman,
an affable lad from St Helens with a charming improvisational
style.
MC Matt Reed is back with
his Mackem cheek and a bright new comic pops up in the middle.
myspace/jonrichardsoncomedian
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SAT 13 JUNE
NORMAL TICKET
PRICE £10 ADVANCE/ 18+
BOX OFFICE: 01642 729729
The North East's biggest comedy club! Cabaret-style
seating, candles on the tables, and a fully licensed
bar. What more do you need? How about some comedians?
How about some of the finest, funniest, most rip-roaring
acts on the circuit today? It's these people's job
to have you laughing til it hurts and please believe
us - they won't let you down.
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Featuring:
IAN STONE,
JOHN SCOTT,
MC MATT REED
A member of the acclaimed Comedy Store Cutting Edge team,
Ian Stone's edgy and
provocative comedy makes for some great audience
bantering. Oh - and he especially loves Northern crowds!
'He looks and sounds very good indeed' Time Out. Support
comes from John Scott - think Billy Connelly crossed with
Aragon! 'Highly original, totally entertaining' Metro. MC
tonight is Machem superstar Matt Reed.
myspace.com/ianstonecomic
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TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON
The North-East's
biggest Comedy Club is coming to Hartlepool's Dockfest
in July!
Organised by Hartlepool Borough Council, plans are
now in full swing for a special 700 capacity comedy
tent on Sunday 5 July, with a family show on the afternoon,
followed by the now legendary Big Mouth Comedy Club
on the evening.
Featuring: SEAN LOCK,
IVAN BRACKENBURY, LEE NELSON, MC JASON COOK
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Well how's
this for a gig! Captain of Channel 4's hugely successful
show 8/10 Cats, Sean Lock brings his hilariously surreal
comedy to Dockfest. A hyperactive imagination, crazy imagery
and insightful commentary on the human condition. Our absolute
favourite stand up. Also playing is 'funnier than an entire
series of Alan Partridge' Ivan Brackenbury (The Telegraph)
and chav charmer Lee Nelson. MC for this very special show
is Jason Cook.
myspace.com/seanlockcomedy
myspace.com/ivanbrackenbury
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We are
over the moon about this one! Quite simply the biggest
new comedy star to emerge in recent years returning
to the grand setting of Middlesbrough Town Hall's
main auditorium - a venue where he took the roof off
last time he appeared.
This man has moved effortlessly from playing small
club shows to selling out arenas, and Michael McIntyre's
Comedy Roadshow - his new, prime time show for BBC1
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reviewers alike. But he loved his last gig in Middlesbrough
so much that he's chosen us for an exclusive, one-off warm-up
prior to main leg of his forthcoming tour. How good is that?!
Michael was nominated for Best Live Stand Up at the 2008
British Comedy Awards, performed twice at the Royal Variety
Show and his DVD has become the highest selling debut stand-up
DVD of all time. Nothing more to say but pick up the phone...
Now.
www.michaelmcintyre.co.uk
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Box office: 01642 525 199
Fancy making yourself comfortable with a bunch of
friends at your very own pre-reserved table? Then
give those good people at ARC box office a call and
they'll sort you out advance table tickets in a prime
spot at our Catch 22 Comedy Club.
Featuring:
IVAN BRACKENBURY,
JUSTIN MOORHOUSE,
MC JASON COOK
We're over-the-moon to be able to bring you this very
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Edinburgh Festival
preview show from Ivan Brackenbury.
"Funnier than an entire series of Alan Partridge"
Daily Telegraph
For Justin Moorhouse, Channel 4's Phoenix Nights, sell-out
tours and a multi award-winning radio show have made him
a household name in his native North of England.
And Jason Cook - stand-up supremo in his own right - returns
as MC. Something a bit special this one.
myspace.com/ivanbrackenbury
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Box office: 01642 729729
The North East's biggest comedy club! Cabaret-style
seating, candles on the tables, and a fully licensed
bar. What more do you need? How about some comedians?
How about some of the finest, funniest, most rip-roaring
acts on the circuit today? It's these people's job
to have you laughing til it hurts and please believe
us - they won't let you down.
Featuring:
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Award Winner 2006 (Perrier to us!), headliner Phil Nichol
hovers between insanity and brilliance - always a good combination
in our book. A Tasmanian devil with a guitar, wickedly funny
songs and superb improvisational skills. Support comes from
petite, jolly, barefoot Lucy Porter. Guaranteed to put a
smile on your face - even when utter filth is dripping from
her mouth! 'Charmingly twisted, articulate and witty' The
Sunday Times. MC tonight is Jason Cook.
www.philnichol.co.uk
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Selling
fast – book now to avoid disappointment.
We're delighted to present
an extra show on the Joke Technician tour for all
those who missed out on tickets for Jimmy's sold out
appearances back in March and November. Says Jimmy,
"This show is exactly the same as last year's
except every single word. It's rude, crude and offensive
but those aren't the only reasons you'll enjoy it".
Book early for this one, Jimmy is always a sell-out!
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'A masterclass in comedy...devastating,
tasteless two-liners that are bliss to listen to...Carr's
persona is irresistible and his wisecracks have you quivering
with satisfaction' - Guardian
'Fabulous: Carr is No1 on the Comedy Offenders' List' -
The Times
'As sick as he is slick...and he's very sick indeed' -
Independent on Sunday
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Vote with
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12 wannabe comedians will each aim to beat the gong
by keeping audience judges amused for a full five
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Think X-Factor without the glam, but
with added hilarity (not always for the right reasons).
Guaranteed laughs from Gongmeister and MC Matt Reed and
a support act.
Fancy yourself as a gong-beating stand-up?
Please contact ARC Box Office.
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Comedy
goes camping as we move to our new home for the evening
- a Big Top in Preston Park.
Featuring:
ROGER MONKHOUSE,
BILL WOOLLAND,
MC MATT REED
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One of the
most intellectual comics in the business, Roger Monkhouse
oozes class delivering wry observations and killer one liners
in a posh Surrey accent - that has somehow failed to be
crushed by his far too many years living in the north. A
great contrast with Bill Woolland who will be opening the
show with his mischievous Scouse humour. Matt Reed comperes.
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The North
East's biggest comedy club! Cabaret-style seating,
candles on the tables, and a fully licensed bar. What
more do you need? How about some comedians? How about
some of the finest, funniest, most rip-roaring acts
on the circuit today? It's these people's job to have
you laughing til it hurts and please believe us -
they won't let you down.
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Featuring:
MICK FERRY,
MC JASON COOK
If you've ever been lucky enough to catch a live appearance
by Johnny Vegas, Sean Lock, Peter Kay, Al Murray or Steve
Coogan, then chances are you'll have seen our headliner
- as he's been a special guest on all of their live shows.
"Awesome stand up" BBC. If that's not enough we
have the return of crowd favourite Jason Cook as MC, fresh
from his sell out Edinburgh Fringe show Fear.
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Fancy making yourself comfortable with a bunch of
friends at your very own pre-reserved table? Then
give those good people at ARC box office a call and
they'll sort you out advance table tickets in a prime
spot at our Catch 22 Comedy Club.
Featuring:
ALEX BOARDMAN,
CAIMH McDONNELL,
MC MATT REED
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A household
name in his native Manchester, Alex Boardman employs a deadly
combination of earthy, street wise banter with a showman's
command of the stage. Edgy, laddish and in hilariously savage
bad taste. Support comes from genial white haired Irishman
Caimh (pronounced Queeve) McDonnell. Chatty, charming and
playful - "a standout act" Daily Telegraph.
Crowd favourite Matt Reed hosts with his sharp wit, flowing
locks and Mackem cheek.
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Box office: 01642 81 51 81
Known for
his socialist politics coupled with a very English
delivery, Jeremy Hardy is best known for his radio
work - on The News Quiz and his long running series
Jeremy Hardy Speaks to the Nation.
His unmistakable nasal drawl with lashings of dry
wit is in turn acerbic, lewd and endearing. And while
other comics who use politics as the bedrock of their
act sometimes fail to connect with their audience,
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Jeremy's radical
views are sweetened with the charm that his Radio 4 listeners
adore.
A true political activist, he is as famous for his documentary
Jeremy Hardy vs the Israeli Army as for being fired as a
columnist for The Guardian for, allegedly, supporting the
Socialist Alliance in his writings.
'Comedians often get stuck looking for new material, but
only Jeremy would get himself shot at.' Mark Steel.
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Fancy making yourself comfortable with a bunch of
friends at your very own pre-reserved table? Then
give those good people at ARC box office a call and
they'll sort you out advance table tickets in a prime
spot at our Catch 22 Comedy Club.
Featuring:
TONY BURGESS,
ANTHONY J BROWN,
MC MATT REED
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A winning outlook
on life along with some killer punchlines make Tony Burgess
one of the most sought after stand-ups in the country. He
also writes for Lily Savage, Steve Coogan and Johnny Vegas.
Opening the show is the perversely hypnotic Anthony J Brown
with humour 'blacker than a raven that has slammed its claw
in a coffin lid'. MC Matt Reed once again oversees the evening's
proceedings.
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The multi-award winning comedian and star of 'As Seen
On TV', '8 Out of 10 Cats', 'Live at the Apollo',
'The Secret Policeman's Ball 2008' performs his exciting
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'Very funny' Peter Kay
'Hilarious' Johnny Vegas
'Engaging and witty' Sunday
Times
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Internationally acclaimed,
multi award-winning Australian stand up Adam Hills
is quite simply one of the finest comedians we have
ever seen. You'll know him from Never Mind the Buzzcocks
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Week and as host of Radio 4's Four at The Store. A stunning,
stunning performer!
"Hills delivers stand up so effortlessly brilliant
you wonder why some comedians even bother getting out of
bed." The Guardian
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Box office: 01642 729729
The follow-up to international
smash hit My Confessions hits Boro after a total sell-out
at Arc in June.
After receiving five star reviews at the Edinburgh
Festival, Jason completed his first world tour playing
to packed out theatres and incredible reviews. He
even
won the Best International Show
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award at the
New Zealand Comedy Festival.
This year Jason brings his show Joy to ARC - another brutally
truthful piece of comedy delight.
"You won't find another show on the Fringe this year
which is as consistently funny and as genuinely honest,
heartfelt and moving as this one. A total triumph. "
Timeout
myspace.com/jasonlovescomedy
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The nation's favourite impressionist, Alistair McGowan
("The Big Impression"), is set to embark
on his first solo stand-up tour in ten years. It's
a brand new, one-man
show resurrecting his legendary celebrity impressions
and a host of new never-before-heard voices along
the way - nobody does it better!
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Much more
than impersonation - expect sharp observations, poetry and
romance, animals and surrealism, love and anger, wordplay
and 'greenery' as well as footballers and film stars. No
make-up or costume changes … just one man, a
microphone and an amazing multitude of voices!
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BOX OFFICE: 01642 729729
Dave is best
known for co-writing and co-starring with Peter Kay
as Jerry St Clair in the hit TV show 'Phoenix Nights'.
He has gone on to become a regular on our TV screens,
most recently as team captain on Channel 4s hit show
'8 out of 10 Cats' and also as host of 'Bullseye'.
On his new show Dave says; 'Come
along and laugh at tales
of stunned guinea pigs,
wasp
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allergies
, my wife the nun, dancing for dobbers, laxative chocolate,
the sun going round the moon and the many ways you can "make
your own fun". Hopefully you'll go away in much better
health PLUS if you laugh for one hour you'll burn off 200
Calories and that's a pint of lager! So basically, what
I'm advising is, for maximum benefit I'd encourage you to
laugh at absolutely everything and then it will do us both
a world of good.'
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www.davespikey.co.uk
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Box office: 01642 525 199
Fancy making yourself comfortable with a bunch of
friends at your very own pre-reserved table? Then
give those good people at ARC box office a call and
they'll sort you out advance table tickets in a prime
spot at our Catch 22 Comedy Club.
Featuring:
EDDY BRIMSON,
SEANN WALSH,
MC MIKE WILKINSON
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Actor, writer
and comedian, Eddy Brimson holds cult status amongst football
fans with seven - count 'em! - best selling books. He also
played the East Enders villain who torched Big Frank's car
lot! Intrigued? You should be...!
Support comes from rising star Seann Walsh - "this
generation's Dylan Moran with the looks, gags and charm
to become something quite special." Time Out
MC tonight is down to earth Northerner Mike Wilkinson.
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Box office: 01642 525199
Vote with
your laughs in new comedy creation Beat the Gong!
12 wannabe comedians will each aim to beat the gong
by keeping audience judges amused for a full five
minutes. If you like them, roar your approval. If
they're not funny, get them off!
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Think X-Factor without the glam, but
with added hilarity (not always for the right reasons).
Guaranteed laughs from Gongmeister and MC Matt Reed and
a support act.
Fancy yourself as a gong-beating stand-up?
Please contact ARC Box Office.
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Box office: 01642 729729
Jim Jeffries
was born in Australia but honed his comedy skills
in the UK. His brash, confrontational style has made
him one of the most sought after comics on the world
stage - it also got him punched in the face at the
Comedy Store (a video hit that has been viewed by
more than 8 million people).
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You might have seen him on Have I Got
News For You or Never Mind the Buzzcocks - he also hosted
the US NME awards where he famously took on Kelly Osbourne
- and won!
"Britain's Most Offensive Stand-Up" Q Magazine
"Better than Jesus" The Scotsman
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Host of BBC 4's The Late Edition, stand-up, writer,
presenter, actor and environmental campaigner, Marcus
Brigstocke is a busy man. You can also hear him on
Radio 4 more often than the Shipping Forecast.
TV appearances range from Live from the Apollo to
'Have I Got News For You - as both host and panellist;
and from Question Time to Marcus Brigstocke's Trophy
People.
He once spent time in France for 'Excuse My French'
in which he had 4 weeks to learn the language,
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then perform stand up in French to audiences in Marseille
and Paris. More recently he has successfully transferred
'I've Never Seen Star Wars' from Radio 4 to TV.
He is fanatical about snowboarding - so much so he is the
artistic director of the Altitude Festival in the French
Alps. Last year he joined KT Tunstall, Jarvis Cocker, Martha
Wainwright and a 30 strong team of scientists, thinkers
and activists on board a Russian Research vessel on th East
Coast of Greenland getting to know the Inuit people. And
somehow he still finds time to tour.....
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www.marcusbrigstocke.com
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Box office: 01642 525 199
Fancy making yourself comfortable with a bunch of
friends at your very own pre-reserved table? Then
give those good people at ARC box office a call and
they'll sort you out advance table tickets in a prime
spot at our Catch 22 Comedy Club.
Featuring:
SILKY, MIKE NEWELL,
MC MATT REED
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Liverpudlian-in-exile
Silky combines an exciting and unpredictable mix of songs
and gags with lightening quick banter. Lots of comedians
rant but few do it with the control and attention to detail
that make Silky so funny. "unsettlingly funny."
BBC
Amiable power-house of a comic Mike Newell opens tonight's
show. Living proof that you can't learn to be funny, some
people just are. MC Matt Reed returns to host tonight.
myspace.com/silkythecomedian
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Featuring:
LEE NELSON, DAVE LONGLEY, MATT REED
Our Christmas Specials always sell out so we've turned
all festive and merry and decided to give you two
stabs a ticket for this one. And what a show! Chav
charmer Lee Nelson is the award
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winning alter
ego of TV's Simon Brodkin - and Nelsy, as he's known, brings
killer gags, insightful musings and knock-off Rockports
in spades..... "The funniest new act I've seen in years"
Harry Hill.
Opening proceedings is cutting edge comic Dave Longley.
"There's a lot of stuff Dave does that I wish I'd written"
Ed Byrne. Master of Ceremonies once again is Matt Reed.
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