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A Bunch of Japes - Stand up Comedy - A New Material Night. TOM ALLEN + GARETH RICHARDS
"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"
TONIGHT TOM ALLEN
In 2005 Tom Allen won the competition So You Think You're Funny in Edinburgh and went on to win the BBC New Comedy Award later that same year.
Since then he has performed at Montreal's Just For Laughs, on tour in the US with Eugene Mirman and Reggie Watts and in the last three years has made his debut at Sydney, Adelaide and Melbourne Comedy Festivals. After a three-year hiatus he returns to Edinburgh this year with his 7th Fringe show.
He has just returned from supporting Sarah Millican on her UK tour.
In 2010 Attitude Magazine called him a gay role model.
His live chat show Tom Allen's Society has seen him bring his own inimitable comedic stylings to spur whimsical conversation with such greats as Margaret Cho, Sarah Millican, Ed Byrne, Mark Gatiss, Jack Whitehall, Amy Lamé and Matt Smith.
Tom plays the protagonist Pip in the Sony Award winning Radio 4 series Bleak Expectations.
As a presenter, he covered the Edinburgh Festival for BBC2's The Review Show. He has also hosted The World's Greatest Bodyshockers on E4, reported on Big Brother's Big Mouth and covered the British Fashion Awards for Net-A-Porter where he interviewed Christopher Kane, Olivia Palermo and Victoria Beckham.
He wrote and performed Dictionary Corner for Channel 4's late night satirical TNT Show and has made his own documentary 'Who Is Tom Allen?' where he was regressed to his previous life (a secretary in 1970s California) and was featured in the BBC documentary about legendary stand up show, Late and Live.
As an actor he guest starred in the most recent series of Comedy Central's Threesome and has also appeared in BBC's Sensitive Skin and Fear of Fanny. Film includes Colour Me Kubrick with John Malkovich, Starter for Ten with James McEvoy and the Stephen Frears film, Tamara Drewe.
He has recorded two series of The Correspondent which he co-writes and performs for Radio 4 and several audio episodes of the Dr Who Companion Chronicles playing Oliver Harper. He recently made his first appearance on the News Quiz.
He trained with the National Youth Theatre performing with the company in London and Manchester in addition to working on outreach projects and films.
He grew up in Bromley. As a teenager he was the youngest member of the Noel Coward Society.
He responds well to strong women and deadlines.
GARETH RICHARDS
In October 2004 Gareth Richards did his first ever gig aboard the Wibbly Wobbly boat, a notorious venue compered by alternative comedy veteran Malcolm Hardy. After his set Malcolm shook his hand and said, "Was that really your first gig?"
"Yes." Said Gareth.
Malcolm said, "Yeah, I thought it was."
In January 2005 Malcolm sadly drowned in the river which as far as Gareth knows had nothing to do with him.
Foster's Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Newcomer nominee 2010 GARETH RICHARDS is probably best known for his two years of co-hosting the Sony Gold Award winning Frank Skinner's Absolute Radio Show. In 2011 he completed a Soho Theatre run of his Foster's Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Newcomer nominated show, 'Stand Up Between Song', and appeared on Russell Howard's Good News (BBC Three).
In 2010, he was placed in the top 10 of Dave's Funniest Joke of the Fringe. In 2008 GARETH was nominated for the Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year Award, and later won a place as part of the Comedy Reserve.
Previously he was a finalist in the Hackney Empire New Act of the Year 2007 competition, and a runner-up in the finals of You Must Be Joking and the Amused Moose Laugh-Off.
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LocationSmoke & Mirrors (View)
8 Denmark Street
Bristol BS1 5DQ
United Kingdom
Categories
| Minimum Age: 18 |
| Kid Friendly: No |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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