Barton Stands Up

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Barton Stands Up

Friday 5th February, doors from 7.30pm, Show 8.30pm

Earls Barton Working Mens Club, Queens Street, Earls Barton, NN6 0LN

FEBRUARY IS THE MONTH OF LOVE, SO GET READY TO FALL FOR THIS COMEDY LINE-UP

JAMES COOK

James Cook is a comedian from Birmingham, who with his trademark witty humour, is a star of BRMB radio's weekend breakfast show as well as the popular comedy podcast News With Jokes, on which he regularly banters with fellow comedians Andy White and Gary Delaney.

"A very quick witted individual, nothing short of pure class" - Matt Forde BBC

Marcel Lucont

Marcel Lucont is France's premier misanthropist and lover. A self-published, self-award winning author of several books, including his own European travelogue, 'Ménage À Cinq,' his account of loose executive women of London, "Whores D'Oeuvre' and his L.A. travelogue, 'Diagnosis: Merde.'

"Wonderful French wit." Tim Arthur, Time Out

"A highlight of the night!" Fringe Report

"Superb miserablist French comedy." Finger In The Pie Cabaret

MC - Gareth Berliner

Comedian, actor and writer Gareth Berliner has firmly established himself as an accomplished comic performer. He has been performing stand-up in the UK and Internationally for over 5 years since blagging his first 5 minutes at Up The Creek in Greenwich.As well as playing the clubs on the UK comedy circuit Gareth has taken his 4 star show Gutless to the Edinburgh Festival, then on to the Melbourne and Adelaide Comedy Festivals. He has also performed on a bus.

"Gareth Berliner is clearly one of life's natural conversationalists. Chatty, friendly and engaging, he's the sort of act audiences instinctively warm to."— chortle.co.uk

"Gutless, takes its audience from sympathy to tears and then on to loud laughter...harrowing, yet hilarious, show ." Ian Aitch / The Telegraph

"GARETH Berliner is an engaging guy... handles the klaxon-blowing motorist outside the door of the venue brilliantly" Kate Copstick / The Scotsman

 with support from:

Dave Smiff

Finalist - Reading comedy festival New Act of the Year 2009

 Ben Davids

Delivering a barrage of non-stop gags and one-liners.

'Brilliant.' - Russell Howard

'A star of the future.' - Karen Bayley

'A battery of brilliant one-liners.' - Ship of Fools Comedy

Rob Coleman

Rob Coleman is a pure gag merchant. He has bags of one liners and puns, ranging from the daft to the dark.

"His gags were hard and fast, one liner after one liner which the crowd loved. I urge people to get out and see this guy, he is pure entertainment". West Midlands Comedy Forum

and

Richard Rycroft

Richard Rycroft is a nice middle aged bloke who's been an unknown actor for ten years and a popular stand-up act since August 07, regularly gigging all around the country, telling stories of his struggle to keep up with the modern world. Popular with students and oldies alike, he has performed over 200 gigs. He has also performed at the Hay on Wye Comedy Fringe Festival, Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the Pink Festival, Cambridge and the Hull Comedy Festival Fringe.
"Comedy sunshine" - (Three Weeks, Edinburgh)

Tickets at £6.50 from Phoenix Soundworks,
The Working Men's Club
or contact either Nick or Bridget through Barton Today

Barton Stands Up will be back on 16th April... watch this space!