North East

Review: Mark Rough, Phil Swales, Carl Gillespie, Lee Kyle, Harry Bentley and Richard Batt – The Georgian Theatre, Stockton

Review: Mark Rough, Phil Swales, Carl Gillespie, Lee Kyle, Harry Bentley and Richard Batt – The Georgian Theatre, Stockton

All Jokes Aside is a new club ran by up and coming…

Review: Isy Suttie: Love Lost In The British Retail Industry – Durham Gala Theatre

Review: Isy Suttie: Love Lost In The British Retail Industry – Durham Gala Theatre

If you like your comedy with a musical edge then look no further than Isy Suttie. It’s a one woman and her guitar type of show. She takes you through songs about trips to Ikea with your partner, a unique and dark version of ‘Somewhere over the Rainbow’ and an unlikely medieval love song about a Slovenian prince and English maiden – I don’t know where she gets these ideas either.…

Review: Barry Dodds, Gordon Smith, Liam Frost, Ben Lawes and Danny Deegan – The Bridge Hotel, Newcastle

Review: Barry Dodds, Gordon Smith, Liam Frost, Ben Lawes and Danny Deegan – The Bridge Hotel, Newcastle

The Bridge Hotel in Newcastle is a brilliant venue for live comedy. Like all Laughing Penguin nights, tonight’s show took place in the upstairs of the pub and acted as a very intimate setting for an evening of comedy. Tonight's line-up consisted of headliner Barry Dodds, Ben Lawes, Gordon Smith, Liam Frost and MC Danny Deegan.…

Review: Phil Kay, Barry Dodds, Charlie Chuck and John Smith – St Dominic’s Catholic Club, Newcastle

Review: Phil Kay, Barry Dodds, Charlie Chuck and John Smith – St Dominic’s Catholic Club, Newcastle

The Grinning Idiot prides itself on presenting more alternative comedians than most clubs in the region – and if it means a few bemused faces at the end of the night then so be it. Having both Phil Kay and Charlie Chuck on your line-up is asking for mayhem. But that is what The Grinning Idiot’s promoter John Smith did, and, even after the show at St Dominic’s Catholic Club, the night’s MC had no regrets. …

Review: Mike Milligan, Andy Fury, Carl Hutchinson and Eric Scarboro – Gateshead Town Hall.

Review: Mike Milligan, Andy Fury, Carl Hutchinson and Eric Scarboro – Gateshead Town Hall.

What do you get when you cross a massive room that hasn’t been filled properly and an over-exuberant central heating system? The answer comes later. …

Review: Beat The Gong With MC Danny McLoughlin – Stockton Arc

Review: Beat The Gong With MC Danny McLoughlin – Stockton Arc

Having took a short break from presenting regular club nights in the…

Review: Tony Basnett, Kahn Johnson and Kevin Wilkinson – The Clarendon, Hartlepool

Review: Tony Basnett, Kahn Johnson and Kevin Wilkinson – The Clarendon, Hartlepool

As a special one off event for Trapdoor Comedy, Tony Basnett presented…

Review: Daliso Chaponda, Phil Chapman, Andy Wolton, Ste Porter and Barry Dodds – Sunderland Empire

Review: Daliso Chaponda, Phil Chapman, Andy Wolton, Ste Porter and Barry Dodds – Sunderland Empire

Thanks to The Grinning Idiot, Big Owl and Laughter Live, comedy on…

Review: John Scott, John Whale, Nick Cranston and Gary Delaney – The Barnes, Sunderland

Review: John Scott, John Whale, Nick Cranston and Gary Delaney – The Barnes, Sunderland

Having never previously been to a Grinning Idiot comedy night I didn’t really know what to expect, but I not disappointed. The event was held upstairs in The Barnes in Sunderland, and proved to be a nice little venue that really added to the feel of the evening.…

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