Tag: Comedy

VIP TICKET INFO: You’ll be seated right at the front in a comfy leather tub chair. Ticket includes a house drink. 

Exclusive Bradford Comedy Club show featuring the legendary Billy Pearce (Up Close & Personal)

National treasure, and without doubt one of Britain’s most talented and best loved comedians & performers, Billy Pearce emerged from the fertile talent fields of Butlins in the mid 1980’s. Multi Award winner Billy, has won just about every comedy award going, including a British comedy award, Solo comedian of the year, and Best television comedy newcomer at the London Palladium.

As a child, Billy was surrounded by the showbiz lifestyle, his late father Lesley Cookson was an accomplished pianist, his mother Jean Pearce, 84, ran one of the biggest dancing schools in the UK, the Pearce School of Dancing, which notably discovered Joe Longthorne and Malandra Burrows.

The dance school were always short of boys, so Billy and his younger brother Andrew got dragged in. The first time he went on stage was as a 6 yr old child at the Empire in Leeds, and he was a Siamese twin in The King and I. He never for once imagined, he would still be in the entertainment industry, more than half a century on….In fact, he thought he would end up working in a foundry, until fate intervened and almost killed him…

Billy was working as an apprentice cutting cast iron glass bottle moulds. He hated it, and then one fateful day, a man ran him over.

He was on his motorbike at the back of Yorkshire TV Studios when and a guy hit him turning right. He didn’t see Billy, and he flew right into the air and landed on his chest. The seriousness of the accident resulted in Billy losing two-thirds of his liver, his entire spleen, a rib and damaged kidneys. He still suffers today….But the accident changed his life. He found himself befriending his surgeon – Geoffrey Wooler, known for his work during the Second World War – and staying in his villa on Cordula in the Adriatic.

Billy, who was born in Leeds, West Yorkshire, first came to National prominence when he appeared in Central TV’s top talent show ‘New Faces’, winning his heat and qualifying for the final. His impact was immediate and he was quickly snapped up for stage and TV appearances, culminating with his first series for BBC television, ‘You Gotta Be Joking’.

In 1993, Billy was honoured to be chosen to host The Children’s Royal Variety Performance screened by the BBC. His success in this prestigious show can be judged by the fact that he was invited to appear on the same show a year later, which he then followed with a laughter-filled appearance on the Royal Variety Performance. In total, Billy has performed in Five children’s Royal Variety shows and Three Royal Variety shows. During the mid 1980’s and early 1990s, he appeared on TV shows such as Tonight at the London Palladium, Through the Keyhole, Blankety Blank, Talking Telephone Numbers, and You Bet.

When variety fell out of fashion in the 1990s, with the rise of alternative comedy, Billy found a niche in family-friendly panto while keeping the razor-sharp wit needed to entertain adult-only audiences. The combination paid off, as evidenced by his ticket sales.

There are few stages upon which Billy has not appeared. He’s broken Box Office records at a number of National Theatres including his Summer season at the Blackpool Grand Theatre, and his Christmas panto appearance at the Bradford Alhambra, where the Theatre took a bank busting £1.3 Million.

Billy even trod the boards of Musical Theatre appearing alongside Jimmy Osmond in the smash hit musical ‘Boogie Nights’. He followed this by having a stint as narrator in the ‘Rocky Horror Show’.

A fine actor, Billy has also appeared on numerous shows, including ITV’s ‘Heartbeat’ and the award winning BBC drama ‘The Street’.

In October 2013 Billy was presented with the Arts and Entertainment Award at the Yorkshire Awards at a prestigious ceremony at The Hilton Hotel, Leeds. Previous recipients of the award include The Grimethorpe Colliery Band, Clare Teal, The Kaiser Chiefs, Chris Moyles, John Godber and Gaynor Faye.

VENUE DOORS: 6:30pm

SHOW TIME CIRCA 8:10pm

SUPPORT: HAYLEY GAFTARNICK

ADVANCE TICKETS: FROM £17 PLUS BOOKING FEE

Back once again for our monthly helping of laughter, featuring 4 great comedians.

Headline Act

Nick Doody – has been performing comedy since the 90s when, as a student, he got off to a pretty good start by supporting the legendary Bill Hicks, at Bill’s request. A little later, Nick was a finalist in Channel 4’s So You Think You’re Funny? competition.

Since then he has performed all over the world: Ireland, France, Spain, Switzerland, Germany, The Netherlands, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Hong Kong, Thailand, Malaysia, Estonia… You get the idea. He was the first British comedian to perform in Croatia.

Nick has appeared on various radio and TV shows (listed below), and is also much in demand as a writer. He has penned jokes for Joan Rivers, Lenny Henry, Dame Edna Everage and an uncomfortable number of Mock The Week regulars. He was also the creator and head writer of Bigipedia, a critically acclaimed Radio 4 show that broadcast in 2009 and 2011. Click here for more info on Nick as a writer.

In 2006, Nick performed his first solo Edinburgh Festival show, Before He Kills Again. The show received rave reviews and sold out for the whole festival, leading to a run at the Soho Theatre. Since then, Nick has written and performed another ten solo hours of stand-up, including Look At This Massive Picture Of My Face. If you’re the bastard who stole the big poster, he hopes it haunts your dreams.

Opening Act 

Eddie Fortune – is a Liverpool based comic described as a comedic tornado, talking about the woes of dating, work life and the need to stay in shape, he occasionally mistakes himself as a Julia Roberts from pretty woman. His act can be a gag a second or an existential monologue, poem or song. Displaying a contradictory self deprecating confidence, and heckling the audience with beautiful compliments, Eddie is also a Theatre Producer for Crumbs Theatre, Liverpool.

Middle Act 

Jim Bayes – Endearing and likeable performer Jim Bayes is a frustrated Yorkshire man with the ability to make excellent and thoughtful observations as well as having an eye for the silly.
He has 2 solo shows to his name, what am I doing here in 2012 and Pure Jim in 2016 as well as being a much sought after MC.

Jim is high energy and larger than life on stage which works in both weekend clubs or an intimate coffee shop gig.

Since turning pro in 2016 Jim has gone on to work some of the most well known clubs in the uk and has also performed in Amsterdam, Dublin, Malaga, Gibraltar and Marbella as well as the Edinburgh festival.

MC

Chris Lumb our Resident Funny Guy

Doors – 6.30pm

Showtime – 8.15pm

Homemade food served all evening.

Guests arriving late will not be admitted until interval times. 

Back once again for our monthly helping of laughter, featuring 4 great comedians.

Headline Act

El Baldiniho – a magician and prop comedian performing on TV, in comedy clubs, at festivals and at corporate events across the UK and beyond.

Recently seen on Britain’s Got Talent (where he got 4 yeses) he can also be seen headlining family friendly comedy events at The Comedy Store, Up The Creek, and The Frog and Bucket.

He regularly appears at Glee Clubs and is booked by national comedy agencies such as Off The Kerb and Live Nation.

Opening Act 

Fran Garrity – Undeniably one of the North East’s finest comedic exports of recent years, Teesside-based comic Fran Garrity kicked off his comedy career in 2015 after becoming a finalist in the City Comedian of the Year & FAF Breakthrough Act.

Often heard on the airwaves of both national and regional radio, Fran has featured on such shows as BBC Radio 4’s New Comedy Awards and BBC Radio Newcastle’s features Jesting About and Grin up North.

2017 saw Fran chosen for a support slot with Jason Manford on his Muddle Class Tour and later that year he debuted his solo show Secret Agent Fran and became a finalist in the Harrogate Comedian of the Year.

He had a sell-out run for Best In Class at the 2019 Edinburgh Fringe Festival with his show Faith, Hope & Garrity.

Middle Act 

Ben Briggs – has been doing stand up comedy for over 15 years.

Apart from three people trying to punch him and the odd glass being thrown, most people seem to like it.

Below is a list of awards he was nominated for but never won.

They taught him it’s not the taking part that counts.

MC

Chris Lumb our Resident Funny Guy

Doors – 6.30pm

Showtime – 8.15pm

Homemade food served all evening.

Guests arriving late will not be admitted until interval times. 

Back once again for our monthly helping of laughter, featuring 4 great comedians. 

Headline Act

Danny Sutcliffe – Danny is a stand up comedian from Manchester, England. He has been performing stand up for over 10 years and has only been knocked unconscious once – that was his best gig!

Opening Act 

Ben Lawes – Ben has been influenced in his comedy writing and performing from an early age,with inspiration from such greats as Morecambe and Wise and Tommy Cooper to his present day favourites such as Lee Mack, Sean Lock, Mickey Flanaghan, Tom Stade, Jason Cook and many others Based in Bolton, Ben performs up to and beyond 30 min sets across the UK, wth regularly compering both large and small venues, he shows his versatility on a comedy stage.

Middle Act 

Dominic Hatton-Woods – Rising star Dom Hatton-Woods is a rare breed of comedian, talented both on stage and also highly successful online, providing regular content for online dating app Bumble and drinks company Hooch. His Tik Tok posts often hit the 2 million viewers mark as he continues to create hilarious content on a daily basis.

MC

Chris Lumb our Resident Funny Guy

Doors – 6.30pm

Showtime – 8.15pm

Homemade food served all evening.

Guests arriving late will not be admitted until interval times. 

If you missed their Christmas Special last year, you missed an absolute treat.

BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND in 2022 for another Christmas Special

This show is over 2 hours of non stop live music and hilarious comedy sketches.

ALWAYS A SELL OUT DO NOT MISS

DOORS 7:00pm

FOOD SERVED UNTIL 10:00pm

LATE BAR

Bringing in 2023 with our first Bradford Comedy Club event of the year!

Once again we bring you no less than four fab comedians

FOOD SERVED ALL EVENING

DOORS 6:30pm – Showtime 8:15pm

PLEASE NOTE: You must be arrive before show time at 8:15pm or you won’t be allowed access until the interval. 

Headline Act – Tony Burgess – an award winning stand-up comedian, comedy writer and actor based in Manchester.

“great, well crafted gags” The Times

As well as performing stand-up all over the UK for over 25 years – he’s also written sitcoms for the BBC, plays for The Royal Exchange Theatre and written for many big name comedians such as Steve Coogan, John Bishop, and Johnny Vegas.

“finds the comic and absurd in sometimes difficult situations” The Big Issue

…Apologies for the massive pic of my bald head. Feel free to have a look around my website – as well as stand up, there’s clips of sitcoms I’ve written and acted in that you might have enjoyed.

 

Opening Act – Big Lou – a well known face on the comedy scene who has a commanding stage presence matched by his punchlines and timing of their delivery. Big Lou has played most of the premier comedy venues in the North West and beyond.

 

Middle Act – Pete Otway – a multi-award nominated comedian, presenter and former dairy farmer. His razor-sharp wit and hilarious tales have taken him across the world, whilst making him in demand at some of the biggest comedy clubs and festivals in the UK.

Remember The Variety Performances in The Good Old Days? 

Well we are bringing it right here to Bradford

Expect to see the likes of….

Live Music from Hayley Gaftarnick

Stand Up Comedy from Dennis Calvert & Kyle Bedder

Improv Comedy from The Discount Comedy Checkout

Burlesque Dancing from Lady Gem Stone and Alma Lee

Magician – 

Juggler – Matthew Tiffany

A FUN PACKED EVENING AND A UNIQUE NIGHT OUT IN BRADFORD

SHOW & MEAL TICKET INCLUDES ANY MAIN COURSE FROM OUR MENU

Doors 6:30pm

Showtime 8pm

Food Served All Evening

 

IT’S HALLOWEEN COMEDY NIGHT GHOULS & BOYS! 

WHAT A FAB LINE UP OF FOUR GREAT COMEDIANS WE HAVE FOR YOU! 

MC: CHRIS LUMB

HEADLINE: CHRIS MCGLADE – from Redcar in Teeside he’s outrageously funny no holds barred! A true working class hero! 

OPEN ACT: CATHERINE YOUNG – Winner of the Hilarity Bites New Act of the Year 2019. Catherine occasionally absconds from Middlesbrough and the general misery of life, by running round the UK comedy circuit looking for anyone who will listen to her. 

MIDDLE ACT: AMELIA ROSE – Home-grown talent all the way from Bradford

DOORS: 6:30PM

LATE BAR AND DISCO

FOOD SERVED ALL EVENING

 

 

Extra Date Added!

Exclusive Bradford Comedy Club show featuring the outstanding Mr Billy Pearce

National treasure, and without doubt one of Britain’s most talented and best loved comedians & performers, Billy Pearce emerged from the fertile talent fields of Butlins in the mid 1980’s. Multi Award winner Billy, has won just about every comedy award going, including a British comedy award, Solo comedian of the year, and Best television comedy newcomer at the London Palladium.

As a child, Billy was surrounded by the showbiz lifestyle, his late father Lesley Cookson was an accomplished pianist, his mother Jean Pearce, 84, ran one of the biggest dancing schools in the UK, the Pearce School of Dancing, which notably discovered Joe Longthorne and Malandra Burrows.

The dance school were always short of boys, so Billy and his younger brother Andrew got dragged in. The first time he went on stage was as a 6 yr old child at the Empire in Leeds, and he was a Siamese twin in The King and I. He never for once imagined, he would still be in the entertainment industry, more than half a century on….In fact, he thought he would end up working in a foundry, until fate intervened and almost killed him…

Billy was working as an apprentice cutting cast iron glass bottle moulds. He hated it, and then one fateful day, a man ran him over.

He was on his motorbike at the back of Yorkshire TV Studios when and a guy hit him turning right. He didn’t see Billy, and he flew right into the air and landed on his chest. The seriousness of the accident resulted in Billy losing two-thirds of his liver, his entire spleen, a rib and damaged kidneys. He still suffers today….But the accident changed his life. He found himself befriending his surgeon – Geoffrey Wooler, known for his work during the Second World War – and staying in his villa on Cordula in the Adriatic.

Billy, who was born in Leeds, West Yorkshire, first came to National prominence when he appeared in Central TV’s top talent show ‘New Faces’, winning his heat and qualifying for the final. His impact was immediate and he was quickly snapped up for stage and TV appearances, culminating with his first series for BBC television, ‘You Gotta Be Joking’.

In 1993, Billy was honoured to be chosen to host The Children’s Royal Variety Performance screened by the BBC. His success in this prestigious show can be judged by the fact that he was invited to appear on the same show a year later, which he then followed with a laughter-filled appearance on the Royal Variety Performance. In total, Billy has performed in Five children’s Royal Variety shows and Three Royal Variety shows. During the mid 1980’s and early 1990s, he appeared on TV shows such as Tonight at the London Palladium, Through the Keyhole, Blankety Blank, Talking Telephone Numbers, and You Bet.

When variety fell out of fashion in the 1990s, with the rise of alternative comedy, Billy found a niche in family-friendly panto while keeping the razor-sharp wit needed to entertain adult-only audiences. The combination paid off, as evidenced by his ticket sales.

There are few stages upon which Billy has not appeared. He’s broken Box Office records at a number of National Theatres including his Summer season at the Blackpool Grand Theatre, and his Christmas panto appearance at the Bradford Alhambra, where the Theatre took a bank busting £1.3 Million.

Billy even trod the boards of Musical Theatre appearing alongside Jimmy Osmond in the smash hit musical ‘Boogie Nights’. He followed this by having a stint as narrator in the ‘Rocky Horror Show’.

A fine actor, Billy has also appeared on numerous shows, including ITV’s ‘Heartbeat’ and the award winning BBC drama ‘The Street’.

In October 2013 Billy was presented with the Arts and Entertainment Award at the Yorkshire Awards at a prestigious ceremony at The Hilton Hotel, Leeds. Previous recipients of the award include The Grimethorpe Colliery Band, Clare Teal, The Kaiser Chiefs, Chris Moyles, John Godber and Gaynor Faye.

SUPPORT: HAYLEY GAFTARNICK

ADVANCE TICKETS: from £17 PLUS BOOKING FEE

Doors 6:30pm | Showtime 8:15pm | Late Bar After Show | Food Served All Evening 

Exclusive Bradford Comedy Club show featuring the outstanding Mr Billy Pearce

National treasure, and without doubt one of Britain’s most talented and best loved comedians & performers, Billy Pearce emerged from the fertile talent fields of Butlins in the mid 1980’s. Multi Award winner Billy, has won just about every comedy award going, including a British comedy award, Solo comedian of the year, and Best television comedy newcomer at the London Palladium.

As a child, Billy was surrounded by the showbiz lifestyle, his late father Lesley Cookson was an accomplished pianist, his mother Jean Pearce, 84, ran one of the biggest dancing schools in the UK, the Pearce School of Dancing, which notably discovered Joe Longthorne and Malandra Burrows.

The dance school were always short of boys, so Billy and his younger brother Andrew got dragged in. The first time he went on stage was as a 6 yr old child at the Empire in Leeds, and he was a Siamese twin in The King and I. He never for once imagined, he would still be in the entertainment industry, more than half a century on….In fact, he thought he would end up working in a foundry, until fate intervened and almost killed him…

Billy was working as an apprentice cutting cast iron glass bottle moulds. He hated it, and then one fateful day, a man ran him over.

He was on his motorbike at the back of Yorkshire TV Studios when and a guy hit him turning right. He didn’t see Billy, and he flew right into the air and landed on his chest. The seriousness of the accident resulted in Billy losing two-thirds of his liver, his entire spleen, a rib and damaged kidneys. He still suffers today….But the accident changed his life. He found himself befriending his surgeon – Geoffrey Wooler, known for his work during the Second World War – and staying in his villa on Cordula in the Adriatic.

Billy, who was born in Leeds, West Yorkshire, first came to National prominence when he appeared in Central TV’s top talent show ‘New Faces’, winning his heat and qualifying for the final. His impact was immediate and he was quickly snapped up for stage and TV appearances, culminating with his first series for BBC television, ‘You Gotta Be Joking’.

In 1993, Billy was honoured to be chosen to host The Children’s Royal Variety Performance screened by the BBC. His success in this prestigious show can be judged by the fact that he was invited to appear on the same show a year later, which he then followed with a laughter-filled appearance on the Royal Variety Performance. In total, Billy has performed in Five children’s Royal Variety shows and Three Royal Variety shows. During the mid 1980’s and early 1990s, he appeared on TV shows such as Tonight at the London Palladium, Through the Keyhole, Blankety Blank, Talking Telephone Numbers, and You Bet.

When variety fell out of fashion in the 1990s, with the rise of alternative comedy, Billy found a niche in family-friendly panto while keeping the razor-sharp wit needed to entertain adult-only audiences. The combination paid off, as evidenced by his ticket sales.

There are few stages upon which Billy has not appeared. He’s broken Box Office records at a number of National Theatres including his Summer season at the Blackpool Grand Theatre, and his Christmas panto appearance at the Bradford Alhambra, where the Theatre took a bank busting £1.3 Million.

Billy even trod the boards of Musical Theatre appearing alongside Jimmy Osmond in the smash hit musical ‘Boogie Nights’. He followed this by having a stint as narrator in the ‘Rocky Horror Show’.

A fine actor, Billy has also appeared on numerous shows, including ITV’s ‘Heartbeat’ and the award winning BBC drama ‘The Street’.

In October 2013 Billy was presented with the Arts and Entertainment Award at the Yorkshire Awards at a prestigious ceremony at The Hilton Hotel, Leeds. Previous recipients of the award include The Grimethorpe Colliery Band, Clare Teal, The Kaiser Chiefs, Chris Moyles, John Godber and Gaynor Faye.

SUPPORT: MICK BROWN

ADVANCE TICKETS: FROM £15 PLUS BOOKING FEE

Doors 6:30pm | Showtime 8:15pm | Late Bar After Show | Food Served All Evening 

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