fri 27 sep: THE Stand up comedy club
THE stand up comedy club
Let’s get this Festival comedy party started and what better way to do that that with a collection of some of the finest stand-up comedians on the UK stand-up comedy circuit.
Tonight’s delights are Chris Purchase, James Ellis and Esther Manito!
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Esther Manito, an Arab Essex girl who will challenge every single preconception of what that means.
Esther has supported Alan Davies, Shappi Khorsandi, Sindhu Vee, Jason Mansford, Jo Brand and Al Murray.
As seen on ITV's Stand Up Sketch Show and heard on: BBC sounds Russel Kane’s Evil Genius, co-hosting Radio 4 Extra's Newsjack Unplugged, CBBC Bitesize Parents, Drunk Women Solving Crime, Russell Kane’s Boys Don’t Cry
and the BBC New Comedy Awards.
Chris Purchase has been one of GQ’s top 100 jokes of all time, What’s On comedian of the yearfinalist three years in a row, voted the number one stand-up comedy mentor in the UK andworked with companies such as Google, RBS, Ticketmaster, LiveNation and Metro Banktoprovide interactive entertainment experiences.
You can find him streaming live comedy online or hosting and performing on nerdy YouTubepanel shows such as Dragon's Duel, Chaos Engine and Misadventures in Night City.
James Ellis is an award-winning comedian James Ellis is a rising star in the UK comedy scene. His sharp observational humour and clever punchlines have won him raves reviews from audiences and critics alike.
James’ comedy is rooted in everyday life, and he has a knack for finding the funny in the mundane. A gifted writer, his jokes are well-crafted and delivered with precision.
"Manito is a performer with undeniable stage presence”
the scotsman on esther manito
"Had the crowd roaring, lapped it up . Full of energy, loud, charismatic. Lovely.”
The Stand on chris purchase
"A talented comedy craftsman"
chortle on james ellis
ROYAL SPA CENTRE STUDIO, NEWBOLD TERRACE, 8.00Pm
*line up subject to change, suitable for 18+