comedy

Rosie Wilby – Nineties Woman

Event Date: 
04/05/2014 - 8:00pm
Venue: 
Exeter Phoenix

Sun 04 May 2014 | 8pm | £8 (£6)

Rosie Wilby – Nineties Woman Nineties Woman is a new show from award winning comedian Rosie Wilby using live interactive storytelling interspersed with video interviews, music and photo archive to trace a journey through early 90s feminism, refracted through a very personal lens. Rosie studied at York University in the early 90’s against a backdrop of John Major and riotgrrrl. She discovered the University feminist newspaper ‘Matrix’ (Greek for ‘womb’) and decided to join the collective. And, yet, as a geeky Electronics undergrad with an unfortunate...

Mark Grist – Rogue Teacher

Event Date: 
04/05/2014 - 8:00pm
Venue: 
Exeter Phoenix

Sun 04 May 2014 | 8pm | £13 (£11) | 16+

Mark Grist Rogue Teacher In 2012, millions watched an ex-English teacher defeat a teenage grime artist in a rap battle. But it’s a lot more complicated than that. Mark Grist (Dead Poets) has been walking the fine line between stupidity and bravery. Mid-recession, he quit his teaching job to embark on a series of challenges, leading him to become ‘an internet sensation’ (Sun) and ‘unlikely heart-throb’ (Guardian). But when teachers expressed concern about having him in to meet the kids, Mark began to wonder if in all the excitement he’d left...

Norman Lovett

Event Date: 
03/04/2014 - 8:00pm to 10:30pm
Venue: 
Exeter Phoenix

Thu 03 Apr 2014 | 8pm | £10 (£8)

Norman Lovett – Old and New

The stand-up legend and Red Dwarf star returns with a show which contains the continuation of The Sugababes debate amongst many more subjects. The show will feature his iPad attached to the microphone stand from which he will depict images onto a screen to delight and astound you. The title of the show is exactly that, a title.

‘Few comedians inhabit their stage persona as completely as Lovett does his. In other words, it’s not an act: the man really is funny’ THE SCOTSMAN ‘A true master of his craft’
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Sportsman's Dinner with Doddie Weir

Event Date: 
20/03/2014 - 7:00pm to 11:30pm
Venue: 
Sandy Park Stadium

Exeter Foundation Sportsman's Dinner Thursday 20th March - Sandy Park from 7pm

What promises to be an entertaining evening with special guest speaker, former Scotland International and British & Irish Lion Doddie Weir

For more information visit www.doddieweir.com

Comedy on the night will be from winner of TV's 'Stand Up Britain' comedian Lea Roberts . With a sporting background in professional rugby league, Lea is the perfect choice for some after dinner laughs!

Visit www.learoberts.co.uk for further information

Not forgetting the usual...

Comedy @ The Quay!

Event Date: 
16/02/2014 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
The Revelry, 4 The Quay, Exeter

New act and new material night plus headliner Luke Honnoraty!

All for only £3 (including booking fee)

Buy Tickets here: http://www.ticketsource.co.uk/date/92861

THE PHONIC FM CHRISTMAS CABARET PARTY!

Event Date: 
21/12/2013 - 7:15pm to 22/12/2013 - 2:00am
Venue: 
Exeter Phoenix

The Phonic Christmas Cabaret Party!

21st December 2013 7.15pm - Late *3 Adv. £10 on the door

The amazing PHONIC CHRISTMAS PARTY is back!

The Phonic Screwdriver Radio Show in conjunction with Mojo Jones Entertainment proudly present an OUTRAGEOUS night of AWARD WINNING Burlesque, Comedy,AWARD WINNING Bands , DJs and much much more!The night also includes a late bar guaranteed to help with the party atmosphere!

Enter into the Christmas spirit with burlesque routines based around films, Comics and TV like The Nightmare before Christmas, Godzilla, Doctor Who,...

Jimmy Carr Gagging Order

Event Date: 
06/09/2013 - 7:00pm
Venue: 
Exeter Corn Exchange, market Street, EXETER EX1 1BW

Brand new show, brand new jokes, same old Jimmy. "Gagging Order" promises to be a hilarious night out...let's see shall we. The show will be packed with one-liners, stories & jokes. Some clever, some rude and a few totally unacceptable. Everybody's welcome. Just leave your conscience, sense of common decency & moral compass at home & come on out for a laugh.

Jimmy has sold over a million DVDs & hosted countless TV shows but live comedy is what he does best, come and see for yourself.

www.exeter.gov.uk/cornexchange

Sorry adults (...

Alistair McGowan: Not Just a Pretty Voice

Event Date: 
24/04/2013 - 8:00pm
Venue: 
Barnfield Theatre, Exeter

The Nation’s favourite impressionist, Alistair McGowan, goes back to his stand-up roots for a new two-hour show.

Asking the big questions like: would the world be a happier place if Ed Miliband was Prime Minister? What are we really thinking while watching Shakespeare? And is Hilary Devey Jessie J’s mum? Expect to hear everyone from Andy Murray to Colin Murray, riffs on everything from Jeff Stelling to bad spelling and at least one song about butter.

Warning: May contain puns!

Tickets: £15.

Box office: 01392 270891.

www.barnfieldtheatre.com

O’Shea & O’Gaukroger - A Comedy of Careers

Event Date: 
02/02/2013 - 8:00pm
Venue: 
Exeter Phoenix
O’Shea & O’Gaukroger: What Will We Do When We Grow Up?

A Comedy of Careers…

After a successful national tour of ‘ Out of Season ’, O’Shea & O’Gaukroger comedy duo unite with the new show exploring what might have happened had they chosen different careers. Featuring new sketches, characters and new songs inspired by the fantastic support act Spike Pike.

Marina O’Shea & Tess O’Gaukroger, are two actor comediennes, whose unique repertoire is making a name for them with their friendly, witty and instinctive style. The pair are already making great strides in the...

LOL Laugh Out Loud: Exeter Comedy Festival

Event Date: 
17/01/2013 - 7:30pm to 10/02/2013 - 8:00pm
Venue: 
Various venues, Exeter
17 & 18 January Alaska 7.30pm, Northcott Theatre One man goes in search of adventure and freedom...but is soon plunged into a nightmarish world of extreme survival, haunted by all things living and dead. Boldly following in the intrepid footsteps of Bear Grylls and Ray Mears, Alaska is a tragi-comic riot of Pythonesque dottiness guaranteed to leave you spellbound. Tickets: £12.50 (£10.50), student standby £8, 01392 493493 www.exeternorthcott.co.uk 20 January Don’t Even Want to Be On Telly Anyway 8pm, Exeter Phoenix A show full of fun, idiocy and handsomeness from the 2011 and 2012 Chortle...

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