North East Comedy News

 Nic Wright

Russell Kane makes North East tour stops

Russell Kane makes North East tour stops

The comic will visit Stockton and Durham with his new Right Man, Wrong Age show in the coming months.

 Nic Wright

Funny Way To Be announce summer season shows

Funny Way To Be announce summer season shows

The club, which takes places at The Witham Arts Centre, Barnard Castle, will host three evenings of comedy, featuring seven of the country’s top comics, throughout the season.

 Nic Wright

Live Theatre launches stand up course

Live Theatre launches stand up course

Professional comics John Scott and Paul Sneddon will host the workshops, which run for six weeks beginning on Tuesday 19 Apr at 7pm.

 Nic Wright

Sketch favourites Foil, Arms and Hog to play Newcastle

Sketch favourites Foil, Arms and Hog to play Newcastle

The popular Irish troupe will bring their new show Skiddlywup to The Stand on Tuesday 12 April.

 Nic Wright

Jason Byrne announces Stockton date

Jason Byrne announces Stockton date

Byrne, who has previously appeared on Live at the Apollo, The Royal Variety Show, Dave’s One Night Stand and The John Bishop Show, will play Stockton’s ARC on Thursday 24 November.

 Nic Wright

Magic in store for Teesdale as Pete Firman returns

Magic in store for Teesdale as Pete Firman returns

Pete Firman’s new show TriX will see him bring his trademark blend of crowd-pleasing comedy and jaw-dropping magic to Teesdale, fresh from his 10th year at the Edinburgh Festival.

 Nic Wright

Laffalang Gang begin search for 2016’s best sketch

Laffalang Gang begin search for 2016’s best sketch

Potential entrants have until 29 May to submit their sketch ideas, with the best six being selected by comics Jason Cook and Gavin Webster.

 Nic Wright

Next Bottle Shop Comedy line-up announced

Next Bottle Shop Comedy line-up announced

Live stand-up comedy returns to Newcastle next month with a headline appearance from Patrick Monahan.