The Royal Hotel

Comedy in Scarborough Throughout 2010

Friday 19th February
WILSON DIXON’S AMERICAN DREAM

Outlaw Country music legend from Cripple Creek, Colorado is back after taking the road to find the real America. Saddle up for an epic comedy road trip.

“The kind of fella that could make you laugh till the cows come home … Dixon’s deadpan patter is gut-bustingly funny, but it’s his beautifully crafted songs that really impress.”
SCOTSMAN

Where’ve I heard of this guy before?
BBC Radio 2’s ‘The Wilson Dixon Line’

Comedy Accolades
2009 Barry Award Nominee ‘Best Show’ Melbourne Festival
2009 Chortle Award Nominee ‘Best Variety Act’

Doors open: 7.30pm
Show starts: 8.15pm
Tickets: £7 / £5 NUS

Monday 15th March
ALEX HORNE TOUR ‘WORD WATCHING’

Alex Horne tours his hugely successful Edinburgh Festival show. The show charts Alex’s hilarious quest to get an invented word into the dictionary. ‘Word Watching’ is a hi-tech joke-filled based on his current book.

“A safe place to invest your comedy honk”
TIME OUT

Where’ve I heard of this guy before?
Creator & co-host of BBC4’s ‘We Need Answers’

Comedy Accolades
Chortle Award Winner and Perrier Nominee

Doors open: 7.30pm
Show starts: 8.15pm
Tickets: £7 / £5 NUS

Monday 12th April
PAPPY’S 2010 NATIONAL TOUR – World Record Attempt: 200 Sketches in an Hour

April sees the return to Scarborough of 2007 Perrier nominees Pappys on Monday 12 April following on from last years hilarious debut with their sell-out Edinburgh show, ‘World Record Attempt – 200 Sketches in an Hour.’

“the best in their genre” THE MIRROR
“Irresistible” METRO

Comedy Accolades
2007 If.Com Nominees
2008 Chortle Award Winners: Best Sketch Act
5 Stars Independent on Sunday
5 Stars Mirror
5 Stars Metro

Doors open: 7.30pm
Show starts: 8.15pm
Tickets: £7 / £5 NUS

Saturday 8th May
TOM ALLEN & GUESTS

From BBC’s Sensitive Skin to playing Pip in Radio 4’s Bleak Expectations with Celia Imrie, to performing at such heavyweight events as Montreals Just For Laughs Festival, Tom Allen provides a truly distinct comic voice. Catch him now before eveyone catches on.

“Lively, charismatic, the cream of the crop” TIME OUT
“A delight of raconteurship” THE SCOTSMAN

Where’ve I heard of this guy before?
Star of Channel 4’s TNT Show
Star of BBC2 show Sensitive Skin
Star of BBC Radio 4’s Bleak Expectations

Comedy Accolades
‘So You Think You’re Funny’ Winner 2005
BBC New Comedy Awards Winner 2005

Doors open: 7.30pm
Show starts: 8.15pm
Tickets: £7 / £5 NUS

Saturday 5th June
JASON COOK NATIONAL TOUR 2010 ‘FEAR’

From his astonishing 2007 debut show ‘My Confessions’, the equally critically acclaimed ‘Joy’ in 2008, two sell out world tours, Jason Cook has built an army of fans who are attracted to the one thing Jason always guarentees in his shows: Total Honesty

“..a genuinely life-affirming hour.”
★★★★★- The Herald

“This is powerful, visceral comedy that grabs your feelings and wrenches them from one direction to another. “
★★★★★ – Chortle

“. ..brutally truthful piece of comedy delight.”
Timeout

Comedy Accolades
Nominated in this years Chortle awards for “Best Compere”
Featured in Chortle’s “Top 50 Most Memorable Gigs of the Decade”

Doors open: 7.30pm
Show starts: 8.15pm
Tickets: £7 / £5 NUS

Saturday 17th July
JUSTIN MOORHOUSE

One of the brightest stars working on the British comedy circuit, Manchester based Justin Moorhouse is a talented stand-up comedian, writer and actor – not to mention an award-winning radio presenter and a household name in his native North West.

“Easily my favourite comedian” Jimmy Carr
“Funnier than a monkey on a bike – and that’s funny!” Dave Spikey
“Moorhouse charms the pants off the crowd” Sunday Times
“Hilarious” Manchester Evening News
“Quirky and imaginative stories…A brilliant entertainer” Stage

Where’ve I heard of this guy before?
Star of the award-winning ‘Phoenix Nights’
Panelist and writer for Channel 4’s ‘8 Out of 10 Cats’
Appeared on BBC2’s ‘The Grumpy Guides’
Appeared on Channel 4’s ‘Shameless’ (E4)
Presenter of Granada’s ‘Talk of the Town’, (Granada)
Presenter of Challenge TV’s ‘Twisted TV’ (Challenge).
Star of the hit film ‘Looking for Eric’ from the legendary Ken Loach

Comedy Accolades
‘City Life Comedian of the Year’ 2000
Runner Up ‘BBC New Talent Awards’ 2001
Sony Awards ‘DJ Of The Year’
Commercial Radio Awards ‘Presenter of the Year’
Nominated 2006 Sony Radio Academy Awards for ‘Interactive Programme Award’

Doors open: 7.30pm
Show starts: 8.15pm
Tickets: £7 / £5 NUS

Saturday 17th July
LADY GARDEN

Supporting Justin Moorhouse (above), all-female sketch troupe Lady Garden will bring their critically-acclaimed show to The Royal Hotel Scarborough on Saturday 8th May, combining their ‘excellent comic writing and comedy acting’ (Chortle) with a ‘swagger of youth’ (The Independent).

‘One of the funniest, clever and sexy new sketch groups around’ Tim Arthur, Time Out
‘Sketch democracy of the best sort’ Nadine McBay, The Metro
‘Six very fine comic actresses’ Fiona Shepherd, The Scotsman
‘Every one of their sketches is a success’ Paris Gourtsoyannis, The Skinny

Comedy Accolades
Guardian Best Sketch in Edinburgh 2009
Finalists Hackney Empire’s New Act of The Year 2009
LOL Manchester Comedy Best Newcomer 2009
Argus Angel Outstanding Contribution Award Brighton Fringe Festival 2009

Doors open: 7.30pm
Show starts: 8.15pm
Tickets: £7 / £5 NUS

Saturday 18th September
THE BOY WITH TAPE ON HIS FACE

Magical, theatrical, gentle and grand – shoes sing, empty dresses dance and electrical tape blossoms into roses. The boy with tape on his face creates a world of possibilities, where the only certainty is laughter

“Physical comedy sensation” TIME OUT
“This boy has to be seen to be believed … greb your ticket now!” NEW ZEALAND ADVERTISER

Comedy Accolades
Best Established Comedian Adelaide Fringe 2009
Advertiser Award, Best Comedy Adelaide Fringe 2009
BankSA Support Award Adelaide Fringe 2009
Nominated for Best Newcomer Melbourne Comedy Festival 2008
Nominated for The Groggy Squirrel Critics Award 2008
Winner of The Groggy Squirrel Readers Award 2008
Peoples Choice World Buskers Festival 2008
Best Show Concept NZ Comedy Guild 2007
Best Show NZ Comedy Guild 2007
Best Show Auckland NZ Comedy Festival 2007
Best Show NZ Comedy Guild 2006
Best Show Concept NZ Comedy Guild 2006
Best Show NZ Comedy Guild 2005
Winner of The Billy T James award 2005
Best New Face Pulp Comedy 2001

Doors open: 7.30pm
Show starts: 8.15pm
Tickets: £7 / £5 NUS

Saturday 16th October
SIMON BRODKIN IS LEE NELSON

Skilled character comedian Simon Brodkin has focused all his energies into chav charmer Lee Nelson – announced onto stage with a list of his accolades, expulsions, ASBOs and criminal charges. He dons the chav’s uniform of sports gear, baseball cap and bling which is only outshone by the cheeky twinkle in his eye.

The audience interaction is perfect, he is not scared of building tension or creating truly uncomfortable, cringe-worthy moments. It’s not all banter. Mingled with the conversations with the audience is some solid gold material. Nelson covers the expected topics, drinking, smoking, unplanned pregnancies and run ins with the police and although they are clearly fabrications, it’s easy to suspend your disbelief, making the gags all the more funny.

This is a beautifully balanced act, fresh and exciting, tense and unpredictable but always very, very funny.

“Scintillating and hilarious … Killer line, after killer line.” The List
“Genius” The Independent on Sunday
“The funniest new act I’ve seen in years” Harry Hill
“So impressive and funny, the potential to join the likes of Al Murray” Chortle
‘Masterful’ The Scotsman
“Shrapnel sharp” London Evening Standard
“A prodigious talent, Brodkin could well become a household name.” The Times

Where’ve I heard of this guy before?
‘The Morning After Show’ Channel 4
‘Little Miss Jocelyn’ BBC
“Al Murray’s Multiple Personality Disorder’ ITV
Star of BBC3’s ‘The Wall’
Star of Radio 2’s ‘Out To Lunch’

Comedy Accolades
Winner Edinburgh Festival Writers’ Guild Best Newcomer

Doors open: 7.30pm
Show starts: 8.15pm
Tickets: £7 / £5 NUS

Saturday 6th November
TBC

Doors open: 7.30pm
Show starts: 8.15pm
Tickets: £7 / £5 NUS

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