Reckless Comedy with Johnny Sorrow

MONDAY JANUARY 28TH
Doors 8pm, Show 8:30pm
Entry £3, Season passes (7 shows) £12

JOHNNY SORROW
Johnny is a Reckless legend and I’m not going to say anything more about him, as the less you know, the better. Suffice to say his Edinburgh show was the winner of the Malcolm Hardee Award for Comic Originality 2011 and the Scotsman described it as ‘great fun’.

Andrew Bird
“Superb… the exciting rising star” Time Out
“A natural comedian” The Stage
“Effortlessly engaging and funny as hell” Rhod Gilbert

Steve Day
“Revelatory and very funny” – The Guardian
“Wonderful” – Bath Chronicle
“Warm, funny, frank and thought-provoking” – The Scotsman

And: Jay Handley, Ian Crawford, Lovedev Barpaga, David McIver and more!

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Reckless Comedy with Maxine Jones

Another brilliant night of comedy for you!

MONDAY JANUARY 21st
Doors 8pm, Show 8:30pm
Entry £3, Season passes (8 shows) £12

MAXINE JONES
Ireland-based Paddy Laughs finalist Maxine plays the top clubs in Dublin and performs regularly in London.

“outstandingly funny” Ann Mehigan www.entertainment.ie

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

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

Plus Mike Kennedy, Wizzy Janew, Russell Mulligan and possibly a SPECIAL GUEST.

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Reckless Comedy with Tony Cowards

MONDAY JANUARY 14th
Doors 8pm, Show 8:30pm
Entry £3, Season passes (9 shows) £12

TONY COWARDS
“Tony Cowards as the MC skilfully whipped the full house into a state of rapture” – Three Weeks
“sets the audience up perfectly, with a nice self deprecating manner” – Jo Caulfield

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

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 Jonathan Elston, Robert Kemp, and Liam Dillonc!

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Reckless Comedy with Matt Green

MONDAY NOVEMBER 26TH
Doors 8pm, Show 8:30pm
Entry £3

MATT GREEN
“A stand up audience’s dream” ***** Three Weeks
“Not only charming and affable but also disarmingly intelligent” **** 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

Will Marsh
Will Marsh 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.

Andy Robinson
‘Andy Robinson is the comedy equivalent of gold dust, pure talent just waiting to be discovered’ – The Guardian

Plus Jason Manly and David Hannant

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Reckless Comedy with Owen Niblock

MONDAY NOVEMBER 19TH
Doors 8pm, Show 8:30pm
Entry £3

This week’s line-up is ridiculously good.

OWEN NIBLOCK
“ground-breaking” – The Scotsman
“A very funny man” – Russell Howard
“inspired and offbeat” – Chortle

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

Edward Aczel
‘perhaps Britain’s greatest living anti-comedian’ -Guardian
‘Edward Aczel makes unprofessionalism into an artform’ – **** Times

Andy Robinson
‘Andy Robinson is the comedy equivalent of gold dust, pure talent just waiting to be discovered’ – The Guardian

Plus The Man In The Bowler Hat and Chris Purcell

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Reckless Comedy with James W Smith

MONDAY 12TH NOVEMBER
Doors 8pm, Show 8:30pm
Entry £3

JAMES W SMITH
“Brilliantly frenzied… impressively insightful and consistently entertaining” – ThreeWeeks
“Very good material” – Edinburgh Evening News
“Funny, genial… better than he thinks he is” – Londonist
“Stewart Lee’s dryness, but with Dave Gorman’s delivery” – On The Fringe

Plus: Norman Cho, Masud Milas, William Lee, Lisa Deville, Daniel Nicholas and Sam Felix

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Reckless Comedy with Nick Page

MONDAY NOVEMBER 5TH
Doors 8pm, Show 8:30pm
Entry £3

NICK PAGE

“the funniest thing I’ve seen all year” Mitch Benn
“managed to combine a ready wit with his extensive knowledge” The Stage
” a curious and enquiring mind in the body of a white rhino” Silky
” a very fine man” Jo whiley, Radio 1

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

Roger Swift
A fast paced, high energy, literal non stop bombardment of props, puns and one liners that is like a cross between Tim Vine and Joe Pasquee (on LSD) and it will either have you crying in pain with laughter or wishing you were somewhere else.

Plus Ben Doyle and more!

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Monday Ocotber 22nd with James Cook

MONDAY OCTOBER 22ND
Doors 8pm, Show 8:30pm
Entry £3 (season tickets £10) 

JAMES COOK

Birmingham based comedian James Cook is recently back on the comedy circuit full time after seven years as an NTL Award-winning commercial radio presenter. His act mixes jokes and sarcasm with a quick wit and excellent improvisation skills.
“his quick tongue and dry sense of humour kept me laughing” (BBC Tees). 

Will Marsh
Will Marsh 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.

Jonathan Elston
“A young comic with incredible talent and a natural warmth. If he carries on like this his success is certain.” -Black Cat Comedy

Rob Coleman
“Presence a plenty and material to match” One 4 review

Mickey Sharma
“A very enjoyable, laugh a minute rollercoaster ride.” The List

Lou Chawner
“Fantastic performance……holds the audience enraptured” – Edinburgh Evening News
Winner – Jongleurs Comedy Callback 2009

Ben Briggs
“inherently appealing style” – Steve Bennett – Chortle.co.uk
“Good jokes. Great comfortable performer” Midlands Comedian of The Year Final 2011.

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Monday October 15th

STEVE DAY
Steve Day describes himself as Britain’s only deaf comedian, if there are any others he hasn’t heard. Actually there are a couple of others who have started since he wrote that joke, but it’s only a joke after all.

A familiar voice on Radio 4, Steve has appeared many times on You and Yours, was a token man on Woman’s Hour, has appeared in two radio dramas, All Fingers and Thumbs with Bill Nighy, whom he punched dramatically, and Sound Barriers with Patricia Routledge and Caroline Quentin, both of whom he was prevented from punching.

“Revelatory and very funny” – The Guardian
“Wonderful” – Bath Chronicle

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

Paul Savage
“Paul Savage was fantastic” Portsmouth News
“Fine lines, Decent Ideas” Steve Bennett, Chortle

Plus David Tandy, Liam Dillon-Cambridge and more TBA!

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MONDAY OCTOBER 8TH – Nathan Caton & others

MONDAY OCTOBER 8TH
Doors 8pm, Show 8:30pm
Entry £3 (season tickets £10)

Reckless Comedy is back for the next nine weeks featuring new acts alongside more established ones trying new things, and we’re kicking it off with a ridiculously good line-up:

NATHAN CATON
Creator of Radio 4’s Can’t Tell Nathan Caton Nothing, a writer for Rastamouse, this former Chortle Student Comic winner has also appeared on Mock The Week!

‘More than material, presentation is Caton’s strongest suit and he’s confident, charismatic and upbeat.’
-Chortle

‘He specialises in laidback, on-the-nose material, chopping down fools of all colours, both in day-to-day life and in the media’ -Guardian

Edward Aczel
‘perhaps Britain’s greatest living anti-comedian’ -Guardian
‘Edward Aczel makes unprofessionalism into an artform’ – **** Times

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

Jonathan Elston
‘Has the tools to go all the way, an excellent prospect filled with potential’ -Crewe Limelight club
‘A young comic with incredible talent and a natural warmth. If he carries on like this his success is certain.’ -Black Cat Comedy

Caimh McDonnell
“Outstanding” -Daily Telegraph
“Blessed with natural charm” -BBC

Plus David Hannant, Jack Heal and more!

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