Hanks and Conran - 14th May 2012

Hanks & Conran: Pigs In Blankets

Take two comedians: one sweet, one sour, add a classic double act dilemma, a touch of variety  and sprinkle with irony.  Bake for 60 minutes. Add laughter, to taste.  Best served with tongue firmly placed in cheek.

Guaranteed to satisfy most appetites.

Try it. You’ll probably like it.

“These two make me honk with laughter” Sarah Millican

9.30pm 14th May 2012 at the Etcetera Theatre, 265 Camden High Street, London, NW1 7BU

BOOK HERE

Gag Reflex Management seeks a production intern for the 2012 Edinburgh Fringe.

Position: Production Intern
Period: Full season from July 30th to Aug 27th.
Full time position. Unpaid intern.

Gag Reflex is an Edinburgh production company with 7 years Fringe production experience under it’s belt. This position is unpaid but would offer a great introduction to the arts industry and many other perks.
The show the successful candidate would be working on is a variety show featuring Lili la Scala, The Boy with Tape on his Face and many more world class performers.

Duties incude programming shows, press, stage management and administration.

Perks include venue passes which give you free access to hundreds and hundreds of shows + mobile phone expenses covered. You will be working with a very relaxed, friendly team with a track record for award winning productions.

Accommodation is not included so would suit someone based in Edinburgh in August.

This position would give invaluable experience and contacts for someone wanting to get into the arts industry. It’s a proven gateway with previous members of our team going on to very successful careers in Comedy, PR and Theatre.

Please email with a full CV and recent photograph. Previous experience in either comedy, cabaret, theatre or music preferred. Or any promotions or festival experience. Position would suit an outgoing, organised, confident individual with a passion for entertainment.

We are very proud to announce that we once again scooper “Best Club North” gong at the Chortle Awards held on Tuesday 20th March ’12. We weren’t able to accept the award in person as we were running our multi award winning gig at the time, but we are very grateful for everyone that voted for us.

View the full list of winners HERE and visit the XS Malarkey website by clicking HERE.  Special guests in the last six months have included Jason Manford, Phil Jupitus, Alun Cochrane and Sarah Millican.

Jan Maree is “HAIRY TODAY, GONE TOMORROW”
Wellington 1st – 5th May. 8:30pm, The Fringe Bar. MORE HERE 
Auckland 15th – 19th May. 8:45pm, Q Theatre. MORE HERE

Jan Maree - NZICF12

The Boy with Tape on his Face: MORE TAPE
11th – 12th May, 7pm, The Opera House. MORE HERE
14th – 19th May, 7pm, Q Theatre. MORE HERE 

The Boy with Tape on his Face - NZICF12

VOTE HADOKE

Toby Hadoke has been nominated in the “Best Compere” category and you can vote HERE

And XS Malarkey Comedy Club has been nominated in the “Best Comedy Club” Category. Vote HERE

FULL STORY HERE 

The Boy - BBC Pilot

On Saturday 25th February we are recording a TV Pilot for the BBC at Hoxton Hall, London. If you’d like to be in the audience for the live record, CLICK HERE 

Michael J Dolan, Dress to Depress - CD Recording 22-Apr

The evening also feature support from Jonathan Mayor and James Meehan.

7:30pm, Sunday 22nd April. Platt Chapel, 168 Wilmslow Road, Fallowfield, Manchester.
CLICK HERE for Map and direction.

BUY TICKETS HERE – ONLY £3

Platt Chapel Needs You - Feb 11th SOUNDSYSTEM

An eclectic night of entertainment with all proceeds going to improving the Platt Chapel community space for all to use and enjoy.

Bands and DJs include: Honeyfeet, pRp Radio Show DJs, Stc Spandex, Disco Mums and many more.

Click here for more details.  Sat 11th February, Platt Chapel, 186 Wilmslow Road, Manchester. 8pm

DAVE’S ONE STAND AWARDS 2012 – WINNER

Dave's One Night Stand Awards 2012

Programmed exclusively by Gag Reflex management, the club goes from strength to strength. Previous awards include the “I Love Manchester” gong and the “Best Comedy Club” award.

BBC Jesting About 2012

 
John Cooper and Scott have been selected from a group of 600 hopefuls to be part of this years “Jesting About” initiative. John Cooper will be part of a group charged with creating a half hour sketch show for BBC Newcastle and BBC Tees Radio, and John Scott is part of the team that will be working on a show for BBC Three.

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‘Last year’s Jesting About resulted in successes such as an animation commissioned for BBC Comedy Online, and a sitcom script optioned by Pett Productions, the indie run by Vic Reeves, Bob Mortimer and Lisa Clark.

BBC Creative Head of Comedy, Simon London, said “we’ve been overwhelmed by the response we’ve had to our ideas and briefs” and Peter Salmon, Director of BBC North, added “we’ve discovered some new and authentic comedy voices, and can’t wait to see their ideas turned into reality”.

Agnes Wilkie, Creative Director at Northern Film & Media is confident that the combined investment and commitment “will produce a fantastic return of new, North East focused commissions across the three strands”.’

MORE HERE