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Thursday 27th November 2008
Doors open 7.30pm
Tickets £9.00
(Online payments are
non-refundable)
 James
Sherwood
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video
) (
website )
James Sherwood is
an award-winning stand-up comedian and comedy
writer. He is known for his musical and topical
material.
His latest one-man show 'Songs of Music' starts
previewing in mid-June 2008 before heading to
the Edinburgh Fringe in August.
His Edinburgh Fringe shows in 2006 and 2007 were
sell-outs. 'James Sherwood's Somewhat Premature
Review of 2007' was "clever, funny, and will
have fans singing along" (Chortle). The 2006
show 'I Know What You Did Last Sunday' was
"Brilliantly conceived and very funny...Sherwood
has phenomenal stage presence" (The Scotsman).
more...
 Milton
Jones
(
video ) (
website )
Winner of
the Time Out Best Comedy Performance 2003, comedian and
actor.
Milton
also won the prestigious Perrier Best Newcomer Award at the
Edinburgh Festival in 1996 for his first solo show and
returned in 1997 to become a Perrier Nominee. His Sony
Award-winning show The Very World of Milton Jones (BBC Radio
4) has enjoyed three successful series to date and was also
nominated for a British Comedy Award for Best Radio Series
in 1998. Four episodes of Another Case of Milton Jones have
just been commissioned and will be broadcast in November of
this year. He has made numerous guest television appearances
and starred as 'The Supervisor' in Sky 1's sitcom, The
Strangerers. He continues to gig on the comedy circuit and
is also adding many corporate clients to his growing fan
base. more...
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James Sherwood continued
'If you
ever wondered what would happen if Bill Bailey
and Marcus Brigstocke had a child, here is the
result.
James Sherwood's persona is that of an
old-school BBC presenter, with his middle class
accent, tuxedo and masterful use of the English
language. He is a talented musician and his
piece grammatically correcting songs is worth
the ticket price alone. His premise is
appealing, too: that he is hosting a New Year's
Eve show, and although we can't see any of the
other partygoers, or the cameras, they are
definitely there. It makes him seem slightly
bonkers but sets the scene beautifully for his
Somewhat Premature Review of the year. The first
third of the show really flies. The finale, and
the New Year's Eve pick-up song is well worth
the wait: it is clever, funny and will have fans
singing along.'
Chortle.co.uk
Savage satire' -
Sunday Times
'Fantastic' - Time Out
'Piercing' - Evening Standard
'Sharp, precise and ingenious.' - Chortle.co.uk
of 'James Sherwood's Somewhat Premature Review
of 2007':
'End-of-the-year news reviews come aplenty
around Christmas time in these media-saturated
times, so James Sherwood has made a smart move
by getting in there before the Beeb, Channel 4
et al can run their usual collections of
talking-heads and video clips. Two parts
misanthrope, one part buffoon, Sherwood is the
perfect guide to the year so far, interspersing
his stand-up bits on Prince Harry and terrorism
with music and sets of quick one-line jokes
about a variety of news stories. Most impressive
is the fact this show remains enormous fun
throughout, despite the depressing nature of the
year's news - so don't let that 'topical' tag
deter you. Anyone who can make a song about
inflation and unemployment funny is surely
worthy of your attention.'
**** - ThreeWeeks
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Milton Jones continued
TELEVISION
The Comedy
Factory 2006, Dutch TV
28 Acts - BBC 3, 2005
The World Stands Up Comedy Channel, 2004
Hardware 2004
The Comedy Store (series 2-4) Channel 5,
1996-2000
Bring Me the Head of Light Entertainment -
Channel 5, 1997-2000, Panelist
The Milton Jones Vr Sampler (Pilot) - Pozzitive
Productions, 2000
The Strangerers Sky 1, 1999-2000
The Big Stage - Channel 5, 1999
The Stand-Up Show BBC, 1997
Planet Mirth - ITV/Sci-Fi Channel, 1997
Live At Jongleurs - UK Gold, 1997
First Light BBC, 1997
Tibs & Fibs - Channel 5, 1996, Panelist
Club Class - Channel 5, 1996
Saturday Live LWT, 1996
The Stand-Up Show BBC, 1996
RADIO
Lee Mack Show - Radio 2, 2005
The House Of Milton Jones BBC Radio 4, 2003,
Writer & Performer
Four At The Store - BBC Radio 4, 2002
Just Like That - BBC Radio Wales, 2002,
Presenter
The Griff Rhys Jones Radio Show TalkBack/BBC
Radio, 2001
The Very World Of Milton Jones (3 series) - BBC
Radio 4, 1998-2001, Writer/Performer
Radio Shuttleworth - BBC Radio 4, 2000
Stand Up 2 - BBC Radio 2, 2000
Smooth Talkers - BBC Radio, 1997
The Worriers (pilot) - BBC Radio, 1996
Hold The Front Page - Leisure Time, 1996
The Nick Miller Show TalkBack, 1996
Slices Of Life With Phil Jupitus - BBC Radio,
1996
THEATRE
Edinburgh Fringe A Rough Guide Edinburgh
Festival, 2004
Cracker Comedy Festival - Sydney Australia, 2005
Just For Laughs Comedy Festival - Montreal
Comedy Festival, 2003
Comedy Double Bill (with Adam Bloom) -
Manchester Royal Exchange, 2000
The Kilkenny Cat Laughs Festival 1996-2000
Rory Bremner Edinburgh Show 1998, Support Act
Perrier Pick Of The Fringe Her Majestys
Theatre, 1996-199
Joyrider - Edinburgh Festival, 1997
Rory Bremner Tour 1997, Support Act
The Head - Edinburgh Festival, 1996
Channel 4 Sitcom Festival - 1996
Information from
http://www.comedycv.co.uk
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