Comedy Comedy Comedy! Here at The Comedy club we’ve been spreading the comedy club love in May and there have been some fantastic gigs; Brian Higgins closed the last night of the Spring season at The Comedy Club Milton Keynes (City Limits), Chambers & Nettleton compered the third night in our new Comedy Club Witham venue, Capitol Square and John Ryan set The Comedy Club Elstree off to a storming opening nights performance at Holiday Inn Elstree. It doesn’t stop there though as Gerry K, Kevin Coleman and Rudi Lickwood all appeared on Sky Poker as well!

Further news on The Comedy Club saw the launch of our new ‘Comedy Club Star Performer’ - each week we focus on 2 top comedians from the prestigious comedy circuit and give you the stand-up low down on the hottest acts around, including some information you may not have known before. Gerry K, Phil Butler and Mike Gunn are up now so take a look our Comedy Club Star Performers.

The Gossip! - Fancy buying yourself a slice of comedy history? Well if you have a spare £5000, comedian Ronnie Barker’s script for ‘The Phantom Rasberry Blower of London Town’ is set for auction at Cirencester based firm Dominic Winter in June. Re-written in 1976 by Ronnie Barker from a Spike Milligan script, the it was thought to be lost and so was never included his book ‘All I Ever Wrote’. Low and behold it was being stashed away after Ronnie Barker donated the piece to a fundraising auction back in ‘76.

In further news, The Edinburgh Fringe Festival comedy organisers have announced there are already more than 400 shows set for the August festival. Both the number of shows and attendance is expected to be up on last year which had 668 acts!

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In Your Comedy Newsletter This Month…

• Fun, Sun* & Laughter in May!
• More Great Shows Coming Soon
• Comedy Gossip 
• Win Free Tickets  

Fun, Sun* & Laughter in May!

Go on - have a laugh tomorrow night

The Comedy Club continues a fantastic rise in Essex with 2 nights running side by side at Waterfront Place in Chelmsford and Capitol Square in Witham - Tomorrow Night! Whichever Club night you choose, you’re guaranteed a brilliant night out with 3 top comedians from the UK comedy circuit at two great entertainment venues. Tickets are  £10 for members and £12 for non-members so there’s nothing to choose between them. Both venues have great line-ups so reserve your tickets now.

Chelmsford - 1st May -  Rob Collins, Alistair Barrie, Tony Gerrard - Reserve Tickets Now

Witham - 1st May - Chambers & Nettleton, Mike Gunn, Phil Butler - Call 01376 517277

More Great Shows Coming Soon 

Margate Theatre Royal, Friday 16th May
If you haven’t ever seen The Raymond & Mr Timpkins Revue before then there’s no time to waste. As the most bizarre, yet funny comedy act on the Comedy Club circuit today you’ll be in stitches in minutes. You may have seen them online but nothing can prepare you for this fantastic live performance. Compered by Danny Buckler and opened by Dougie Dunlop, you’re still in for a treat whatever your taste.

Park View Suite, Westcliff-on-Sea - Thursday 22nd May
Back by popular demand; he’s dry as a bone, a former undertaker and widely recognised as one of the top 10 comics in the UK - let us introduce Mike Gunn for a fantastic return! We aren’t just about the headline act though, top acts Kerry Godliman and Nic Coppin are big draws in their own right - so you’ll be laughing from start to finish.

City Limits, Milton Keynes - Thursday 29th May
- Last Show of the Season -
Your last chance to catch The Comedy Club at City Limits before the summer break and have we got a brilliant show for you. Highlight of the show by far is Brian Higgins; Scottish, Ginger Haired & Funny - you can take that to the bank! So before you roll out the BBQ and don the trusty mitten and tongs combo, get yourself down to your favourite comedy club.

Comedy Gossip 

We dig deeper for the gossip

Branded a Villain - Ready to break America, Russell Brand was due to appear on the huge David Letterman show this week to plug his new movie ’Forgetting Sarah Marshall’, and everything was looking good. Of course, that was until he met US immigration at New York’s JFK Airport who turned Brand away citing his old drug convictions. Never one to dwell to deeply, Russell joked “‘Now that I know what it’s like to be an illegal immigrant, I’ve cancelled my membership to the BNP”.

Gorman: ’G’ stands for Genuis - Dave Gorman’s Radio 4 show ’Genius’ is heading for BBC2. Having ordered 6 episodes of the show, we’ve been told to expect even more of the daft, big, silly and inspired ideas that has made his radio show such a success. Think Top Gear, Tomorrow’s World and Blue Peter all in a mixing bowl with some great results including - fizzy Bovril, mini elephants as pets and breathalysers on your mobile phone to stop you making regrettable calls!

Win Free Tickets! 

Win 2 free tickets to a show of your choice!

“I’ll just lean it round the corner” - Famous lasts words from this unfortunate caption! Submit Your Joke Caption Here and you’ll not only have it bit of fun, but if your entry is judged the funniest on 2nd June then you’ll win 2 free tickets to a show of your choice.

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Each month our new News & Gossip section presents you with one of the funniest clips you can find on YouTube. There’s never any bad language so you can watch the video whenever and wherever you like - Click Here for April’s Funniest Clip. 

Best regards,

Ian Franklin
Director 

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Fun with The Comedy Club doesn’t just have to start in the evening, our newly expanded site now includes the latest and funniest videos from YouTube, juicy gossip from the world of comedy, chances to win free tickets and a whole lot more. With over 40 entries into our Online Joke Competition we hope you’re all having a great time! Read the rest of this entry »