Reckless Comedy

Two fantastic Edinburgh previews for £3!

MONDAY JUNE 10TH
LAMP, Leamington Spa
Doors 7.30pm, Show 8:30pm
Entry £3

Diane Spencer: Hurricane Diane
Diane Spencer is a natural disaster; her simple plans turn into ludicrous events, spiraling out of control.

From her rooftop setting, comedian Diane Spencer engages you with a conversational style: her cheery demeanour a conduit for her dark humour combined with sparkling wit.
Diane interweaves smart social observations with eye-watering unflinching confessional stand-up.

Chortle Best Newcomer winner 2011. One of The Scotsman’s Top 5 Hottest Comedy Shows 2012.

Kevin Shepherd: Confess Nothing
For the last two years the Fringe has been Kevin’s confession booth. This year his aim is simple, stay out of trouble and finally express an opinion. As well as keeping squeaky clean he attempts to find out what opinions are actually worth.

MONDAY JUNE 3RD
LAMP, Leamington Spa
Doors 7.30pm, Show 8:30pm
Entry £3

David Trent: This Is All I Have
David Trent still uses a computer and projector to make phenomenal comedy. His total sell-out 2012 show was nominated for the Edinburgh Comedy Best Newcomer Award. In 2013 David Trent was nominated for Best Breakthrough Artist (Chortle Awards). This is a work in progress for his second Edinburgh show which is due be performed in a slightly larger room than last year. Prepare yourselves. He continues to write this himself.

‘One of the most talked-about people in comedy right now’ (Guardian)

‘Inventive, tech-heavy comedy that’s smart and dumb in equal measure’ (Chortle.co.uk)

‘Natural flair for the absurd’ (Observer)

Edward Aczel: Lives in a Meaningless Shed
‘One of the most inventive and memorable comics today’ (Scotsman) is now talking big about quitting showbiz (by mutual consent). Edward Aczel offers you all a show about giving up (and doing something else) – or whatever.

‘Britain’s greatest living anti-comedian’ (Guardian)

***** (Time Out). **** (Times). **** (Herald). ****(Metro)

MONDAY MAY 20TH
LAMP, Leamington Spa
Doors 7.30pm, Show 8:30pm
Entry £3 (Season passes for 5 shows – £10)

Alfie Moore -Viva Alf’s Vegas
Alfie’s served time as a steelworker, policeman and comedian. The one constant? He’s a gambler. This frank and funny show recounts his roller-coaster journey through glorious, glamorous highs and desperate dark lows whilst held in the vice-like grip of craving the next bet and down to his last tin of beans. Alfie’s attitude to risk emerged, aged eight, when he bet his teddy’s eyes in a game of three card brag – and lost. His relationship with his gambler dad unfolds throughout the show, including supporting Big Alf’s dream to see Elvis in Vegas.

The Bob Blackman Appreciation Society Bonanza
Celebration of legendary act Bob ‘The Tray’ Blackman. Additional material by Albert Shakeshaft. Winner of the Malcolm Hardee Award for Comic Originality.

Two more fantastic Edinburgh previews at our NEW VENUE – LAMP in Leamington Spa. See our previous post for info on how to get there.

MONDAY MAY 13TH
LAMP, Leamington Spa
Doors 7.30pm, Show 8:30pm
Entry £3 (Season passes for 6 shows – £10)

Gary Delaney
Following on from his successful appearances on Mock the Week and Dave’s One Night Stand, Gary Delaney will be testing a rough and ready bag of new born jokes for Edinburgh.

“Master of the one liner” The Scotsman

“Expect a cavalcade of brilliantly inventive puns” The Guardian

Joe Lycett
Joe Lycett is a hugely talented up-and-coming comedian with an unaffected, relaxed and effortless stage presence. An appealing, engaging and natural performer. Joe Lycett is one of the strongest emerging comedy talents we’ve seen in a long time.

“This young man has a huge future” Time Out

We are pleased to announce that as of Monday May 13th, Reckless Comedy will be moving to a new venue: LAMP in Leamington Spa. It’s just five minutes walk from the old venue and you can find out how to get there here.

We’ll have a dedicated room for the show at this venue, so shouldn’t have any more issues with noise! Everything else remains the same: start times, line-ups, dates, prices and of course season tickets you’ve already purchased remain valid. Our first show is next week with Joe Lycett and Gary Delaney!

UPDATE: We’re rescheduling the Brendon Burns show to later in the year because of unavoidable logistics issues, but we still have two great previews for you!

MONDAY MAY 6TH
Doors 8pm, Show 8:30pm
Entry £3 (Season passes for 7 shows – £12)

Sara Pascoe
A regular on Channel 4’s Stand Up for the Week, Sara’s comedy is raw and autobiographical, and a little bit political. You may also recognise her from her supporting roles in sitcoms such as Twenty Twelve, The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret, The Thick of It and Campus.

“Sharp, unpredictable, and often brutally funny” **** – The Skinny
“She’s got a lot to say for herself, but a winningly self-deprecating way of doing so” **** – Daily Telegraph

John Robins—Where Is My Mind?
Alter egos, ailments, love, nostalgia, indie-nights and belly-laughs. An hour of raucous stand-up for anyone who’s tried to live in the moment, only to realise that moment happened over a decade ago.

Seen on Russell Howard’s Good News (BBC3), 8 Out Of 10 Cats: Deal Or No Deal Mash-up (Channel 4). ‘Comedy’s best kept secret’ ****(Skinny). ‘Captivating’ **** (Chortle.co.uk). ‘Laughed so much my lungs hurt’ *****(Threeweeks). ****(Fest). *****(Edfest.com). ****(Skinny). ****(List). ‘A complete and utter natural’ (Russell Howard). ‘One of the most naturally gifted comedians I’ve seen’ (Telegraph).

MONDAY APRIL 29TH
Doors 8pm, Show 8:30pm
Entry £3 (Season passes for 8 shows – £12)

First show of the exciting new season!

AARON TWITCHEN – Edinburgh preview
“Positive, fun, feel-good… Probably the best free fringe show I’ve seen” Hot 100 Editors pick of fringe – SGFringe

“Twitchen is a wonderful host … The show itself is brilliant fun and, although you may not be rid of your crisis, you’ll definitely leave with a smile. “ – ThreeWeeks

Steve Day
“A hilarious, hard-of-hearing, heavenly host” – Time Out Comic’s Choice
“Has a self-effacing charm which endears him to audiences” – Chortle

Warwick Players
Warwick Uni’s newest sketch group

And more!

Join us on Monday for the season finale of Reckless Comedy, our last show until April 29th. Who will live? Who will die? Who will fall in love? Will it end on a cliffhanger? *

MONDAY MARCH 11TH
Doors 8pm, Show 8:30pm
Entry £3

BISCUIT AND BRAWN
Biscuit & Brawn are two lady-types who trot around the UK saying funny things on raised platforms.
They’re surreal, they’re baffling and they’ll make your life a whole lot better.
‘disappoint on cutlery declamations’ – The List

Gary Delaney
‘a hugely impressive collection of exquisitely crafted gags by one of Britain’s grandmasters of the one-liner’ -Chortle
‘Quickfire material of the very highest quality is pretty much guaranteed from the fast-thinking Delaney, a master of the deadpan one-liner’ –The Guardian

Owen Niblock
‘it’s like a mind map into the uncharted territory of Owen’s warped brain.’ – Three Weeks
‘the poor man’s David O’Doherty.’ – The List
‘very much derivative of the semi-surreal style of Boothby Graffoe’ – Chortle

Matt Richardson
‘This (extremely) young stand-up is poised to become the next bright young sensation on the comedy circuit – expect to hear a lot more of him’ -The Guardian

Will Mars
Will Mars is from the midlands. He isn’t proud of it. His comedy is far from the middle and he sure is proud of that. He is likely to give you black comedy and mix it with observations you probably never had.

Plus Jonny Greatrex, David Tandy and more!

*questions may not be answered or indeed, be relevant.

For one week only we are being taken over!

MONDAY MARCH 4TH
Doors 8pm, Show 8:30pm
Entry £3

Fed up of floppy haired 25 year old comedians who live with their parents?

Tired of 30 year old comics telling everyone how difficult it is growing
old?

Well come along and see what the over 40s can do – 5 of the region’s oldest comedians come together for a night of comedy. What they lack in youth they make up for in experience. They might be losing hair in some places and growing more where they don’t want it but these boys can still deliver.

They’ve forgotten more about comedy than the youngsters will ever know…. And every day they forget a little bit more…

FEATURING
Rob Coleman
Colin Harris
Fred Ferenczi
And the return of Ian Crawford from the Sheffield Steel Cutlery Association.

MONDAY FEBRUARY 25TH
Doors 8pm, Show 8:30pm
Entry £3

STELLA GRAHAM
“Fun and original… everything a good comedian should be: self-assured, likeable and, crucially, funny” – Broadway Baby

“If you’re a TV executive, drop what you’re doing and go see her now” – The Skinny

PLUS
Michael Kehinde, The Maestro, WoW Impro, Graham Milton, Jon Wagstaffe and Rich Wood!