Southwark Playhouse Comedy
February 27th 2009
Show starts: 9:30pm
We have thoughtfully rounded up some of comedy’s brightest ambassadors and let them loose in our playhouse for your merriment. This month’s line up includes:
MC: Si Holland
Based in South London, Si Holland was once a singer who (through singing) became an actor who (through acting) became a comic actor who (through comic acting and singing) became a stand-up comedian. Drawing from his theatre background, Si’s strength is in punctual, exacting delivery, meticulously analysing what’s around him, what confuses him, and what obsesses him. And boy, is he one obsessed little puppy!
Gerry Howell
Winner of the Reading Comedy Festival Open Mic Competition 2008, Gerry's performances lie somewhere between Mr Fantastic and the mysterious encyclopedia of Uqbar. His imagination casts itself far and wide as he recounts his early years growing up in a post office or his experiences playing chess with pandas. Fans of playful, silly comedy will be in heaven.
Pat Burtscher
Half-Greek, half-Austrian Pat Burtscher was raised in Canada and is now trying his luck on the UK comedy circuit. Gazing to the middle-distance while random, undeniably funny ideas tumble out of his mouth, he him the air of an acid casualty. Our advice to you: pay close attention.
Brett Goldstein
Brett Goldstein is an actor and a writer who turned to stand up because he was bored of depressing people through plays. Since arriving on the scene in 2006 he has been a finalist and semi finalist in every major comedy competition going. In 2007 he was selected to appear in the Pleasance's "Best of New comedy" showcase at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. His set has a pace and energy that can generate a high-voltage spark in even the quietest gigs, ensuring the perfect presentation for his gag-driven material.
James Kettle
James Kettle is a stand-up comedian and writer-for-hire. He is not a happy person. James likes to describe his comedy as "bleak" and "interminable", and says that the fact that people are willing to laugh at him on a regular basis is in many ways "the final insult". After peddling his bitter, anti-humour around all the best clubs in London (plus the Edinburgh Fringe) he brings it to us. Ha ha.
Kevin Dewsbury
Kevin knew he was destined to be a stand-up comedian when at the age of just 8 months he fell ten feet down a stairwell and banged his head on a newspaper rack. People have been laughing at him ever since. His material includes storytelling, observations on daily life and killer one liners. He is also faultless at mimicking accents. Kevin was snapped up to perform at the Edinburgh Festival in the sell out 'Big Value Comedy Late Show' 2004. Now he brings his slick comic timing to us.
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