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A Bunch of Japes - Stand up Comedy - A New Material Night. Damien Clarke + Ed Gamble
"Mark Olver has been running new act and new material nights in Bristol for over 10 years. He has also provided a place for new comedians to start and experienced comedians to try new material. In the past these comedians have included Russell Howard, Jon Richardson Alan Carr, Josh Widdicombe, Rob Beckett whoops let me just pick those names up of the floor) We can't promise these names here every week, but we can promise that you will see the best new acts in the area and the best acts in the country trying new material"
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DAMIEN CLARKE
Aussie boy Damian Clark burst onto the UK comedy circuit in 2012 where his high-octane observational stand up has certainly caused some waves. Clark's infectious energy and childlike outlook has had audiences in hysterics from the get-go and was snapped up immediately to appear on BBC3 & Comedy Central.
Before touching down in the UK, Damian made Ireland his home and became regular features in RTE's IFTA Award-winning REPUBLIC OF TELLY, comedy panelist in TV3's THE APPRENTICE: YOU'RE FIRED! plus wrote & co-starred in I DARE YA! ('Critics' Choice' The Irish Times, 'A Smash Hit' The Sunday Mirror) which became the highest rating Irish comedy debut to date.
Damo's rambunctious and uplifting stand up continues to tour clubs & festivals all over the UK, Ireland, Europe and beyond. Now is the time to catch this raw talent as he stands on the cusp of super stardom.
ED GAMBLE
Well hello there madam. I assume you are a woman, because you are reading this bio of Ed Gamble probably late at night with all the lights down low, and you are breathing all heavy and you have shut the cat out the back so it doesn't disturb you reading about Ed.
This isn't Ed writing this by the way, this is Kofi Annan. So anything I say about Ed you should take as absolute fact because I am very trustworthy. After all, I was the head of NATO (I think?).
When Ed asked me to write this biography for him, I was at first shocked, then honoured, then very, very teary and then a little bit sick in the toilet. (I think the last one was because I had had an old yoghurt at lunch that day). But I wiped my mouth, put on my trousers and pants (I go bottomless when I'm in my den) and sat down at my computer (a gift from NATO). Here are the fruits of my many hours of toil
Ed Gamble, for the purposes of this biography, was born aged 19. This, after all, is strictly about his comedy career and as we all know, early life has very little bearing on the reason why someone feels the need to beg for the love and acceptance of anonymous strangers night after night.
He began performing at university and took several sketch shows to the Edinburgh Fringe, which were of varying quality (varying from "putrid" to "passable if the audience got behind it from the start.") It was at this time he started performing stand up comedy, reaching the latter stages of some major competitions (So You Think You're Funny, Chortle Student Comedian of the Year etc blah blah).
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LocationSmoke & Mirrors (View)
8 Denmark Street
Bristol BS1 5DQ
United Kingdom
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| Minimum Age: 18 |
| Kid Friendly: No |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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