THE REALLY LOVELY COMEDY SHOW!

As recommended by Time Out, Chortle, and londonisfunny.com. This month our headliners are the brilliant Abandoman, who are previewing their Edinburgh show with us. Tickets are onsale here; http://www.wegottickets.com/event/85390

Multiple Award-Winners Abandoman at July 14th's Show

July 14th’s lovely* lineup features;
an extended Edinburgh preview set from Hackney Empire Winners, Musical Comedy Award Winners 2010 and BBC 6Music residents;
ABANDOMAN
“Flight of the Conchords meets 8 Mile” “Nothing short of genius.”(Chortle)
“Note-perfect, lyrically mind-blowing hip-hop improv…Genius!” (The Stage)
“A star of the future” (Time Out)
“These guys are hilarious…absolutely tore the roof off the place” ( Marcus Brigstocke)

JOSH WIDDICOMBE Leicester Mercury Comedian of The Year Winner 2010.
Josh also writes for Mock The Week and 8 out of 10 Cats.
JAMES ACASTER Spoonfed.co.uk’s 2010 “Act to Watch” and winner of Laughing Boy’s prestigious inaugural comedy competition, James will be supporting Josie Long on her UK tour from September.
“I could watch him forever” (Josie Long)
JESSICA FOSTEKEW “Intensely funny….Fireball of fun” (Time Out).
and resident MC BEN VAN DER VELDE “creates a buzz of excitement in the room” (Chortle).

at The Betsey Trotwood, Farringdon Rd EC1R. Farringdon Tube is nearest.
Doors open 7.30pm for an 8pm show. Tickets are £5/£3 NUS and available here; http://www.wegottickets.com/event/85390 or on the door.
The Betsey serves really great pub food. We can’t wait to see you there. It’s going to be amazing.

REALLY LOVELY COMEDY AT THE EDINBURGH FRINGE!

Really Lovely Comedy is very excited to announce it will be producing two stand up comedy shows at the Edinburgh Fringe this year. Both venues are right off the Royal Mile, and we’d love to see you there.

Sex and Hugs and Forward Rolls

Celebrating life’s small pleasures and petty victories and categorising its disappointments is this hour of fresh, irreverent stand-up comedy on the Five Pound Fringe. One of Spoonfed.co.uk’s 2010 acts to watch, James Acaster is a rapidly-rising, hugely likeable performer. ‘I could watch him forever’ (Josie Long). Radio 4 comic playwright Andrew Doyle’s cerebral bitchiness and ‘excellent one-liners’ (Times) have seen him support Scott Capurro at the Leicester Square Theatre. Whipsharp Ben Van der Velde is the mischievous compere of Really Lovely Comedy’s clubs where he ‘creates a buzz of excitement’ (Chortle.co.uk). Warning: show may not contain forward rolls.
Downstairs at The Tron 9 Hunter Square, Edinburgh, EH1 1QW
5-29th August, not 16th.
14.20-15.20
£5 as part of the Five Pound Fringe. Tickets are onsale here; http://www.edfringe.com/whats-on/comedy/sex-and-hugs-and-forward-rolls

Beer Goggles

Is the glass half full or half empty? The world contains joy, love and kittens but also war, pestilence and Piers Morgan. Which side prevails? Two men put forward their cases to determine the definitive answer. Jim Campbell is part of the award-winning team behind the ‘Football Ramble’ podcast and was a finalist in both ‘So You Think You’re Funny?’ and ‘Amused Moose’ new act competitions in 2009. Ben Van der Velde is resident MC for the Time Out Critics’ Choice Really Lovely Comedy Clubs. ‘Highly promising’ (Time Out London). ‘Whipsharp … an air of mischievous mayhem’ (Chortle.co.uk).
Cabaret Voltaire 36 Blair Street, EH1 1QR
Dates 7-28 August
Time 13:30-14.30
FREE and unticketed as part of PBH’s Free Fringe.

Really Lovely Comedy’s June Round Up!

June’s Really Lovely Comedy Show

We laughed at; Seann Walsh, Tom Rosenthal, Eric Lampaert, Max and Ivan, Kishore Nayer and Ben Van der Velde
We ate; sausage sandwiches
We met; Aladdin… that’s what he assured us.
We listened to; Mumford and Sons, The Fratellis, Simian Mobile Disco.
We loved; the audience demanding an encore from Seann Walsh, who cheerfully obliged.

Next Really Lovely Comedy Show is July 14th, featuring the breathtaking Abandoman. See you there…