Birmingham Comedy Festival 2009: Listings
Saturday
Rob Brydon
Brydon’s credits read like a compendium of modern British comedy - Marion And Geoff, I’m Alan Partridge, Black Books, Little Britain and most recently Gavin And Stacey. Now he returns with an evening of stand-up comedy that might feature a bit of singing, but will definitely feature an impression of Ronnie Corbett. Symphony Hall, Broad St, Bham B1 2EA. Tel: 0121 780 3333; £18.50; 7.30pm. www.thsh.co.uk
Saturday
Mark Allen’s Quite Good Britain. Great Britain has always struggled with its identity - the monarchy is German, the country’s motto is French and our national animal comes from Africa. Documentary comedian Allen is determined to sort it out! Old Joint Stock Pub and Theatre, 4 Temple Row West, Bham B2 5NY. Tel: 0121 200 0946; £9.50, £10; 8pm. www.oldjointstocktheatre.co.uk
Sunday
Comedy at the Actress & Bishop. A fun-packed night of stand-up comedy featuring some of Birmingham’s finest comics, including Gary Delaney, Andy White, Dan Smith and Tom Roche. Actress And Bishop, Ludgate Hill, Bham B3 1EH. Tel: 0121 236 7426; £6; 8.30pm. www.comedytom.com
Sunday
Frank Carson. A real comedy legend, Frank’s CV includes nearly every light entertainment programme on TV, from The Comedians and Opportunity Knocks to Tiswas. Maybe it’s cause of ‘the way he tells em’. This promises to be an absolute cracker! Town Hall, Victoria Sq, Bham B3 3DQ. Tel: 0121 780 3333; £15; 7pm. www.thsh.co.uk
Sunday
Jo Enright. Despite a burgeoning comic acting career (Phoenix Nights, Britain’s Got The Pop Factor, Lab Rats), she still manages to find the time to tread the boards as a stand-up comic. The Electric Cinema, 47-49 Station St, Bham B5 4DY. Tel: 0121 643 7879; 7pm; £10, £7.50 conc. www.theelectric.co.uk
Sunday
Rich Hall and Otis Lee Crenshaw. Another chance to see the deadpan genius as he returns for a double-headliner with his alter ego, redneck jailbird Otis Lee Crenshaw. The Glee Club, The Arcadian, Bham B5 4TD. Tel: 0871 472 0400; £16.50, £16 online, £10 NUS; 7pm. www.glee.co.uk
Monday
Popcorn Comedy. Popcorn Comedy brings some of the funniest and sharpest short comedy films, songs and animations to the big screen with live stand-up performances from rap comic Doc Brown and the delightful Holly Walsh. The Electric Cinema, 47-49 Station St, Bham B5 4DY. Tel: 0121 643 7879; 8.30pm; £6. www.theelectric.co.uk
Monday
Half-Moon Comedy Club. Comedy returns to The Crescent with another cracking line-up, headlined by Birmingham’s own Jo Enright, aided by the oddball observations of East Midlander Jim Smallman, writer and comedian Louise Stokes (aka Nicola Goff the Goth) and Craig Deeley.
Crescent Theatre Bar, Sheepcote St, Brindleyplace, Bham B16 8AE. Tel: 0121 643 5858; £5; 7.30pm. www.crescent-theatre.co.uk
Monday
The Proposal. Sparks fly in Chekhov’s classic one-act comedy from The Crescent Theatre Company.
The Crescent Theatre, Sheepcote St, Brindleyplace, Bham B16 8AE. Tel: 0121 643 5858; £5; 7pm. www.crescent-theatre.co.uk
Tuesday
Graham Fellows Presents Southern Softies. Comic documentary film as Sheffield-based entertainer John Shuttleworth travels to the Channel Islands with camcorder-owning neighbour Ken Worthington to discover if it’s ‘soft down south’. The Electric Cinema, 47-49 Station St, Bham B5 4DY. Tel: 0121 643 7879; £8.50; 6.30pm. www.theelectric.co.uk
