Reckless Comedy

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!

We’ve had a ton of shows with amazing line-ups this term that it feels almost run of the mill for me to say this is another one. But it really is.

MONDAY FEBRUARY 18TH
Doors 8pm, Show 8:30pm
Entry £3

JAMES DOWDESWELL
James has appeared on Russell Howard’s Good News (BBC), Celebrity Deal Or No Deal (Channel 4) and Olympics Greatest Moments (BBC). He’s also a long-time supporter of Reckless and performed at some of our very first shows.

“James Dowdeswell is a real master of the comedian’s craft.” – Chortle.co.uk
“Intelligent and inventive” **** The List

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

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

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

Plus Jason Manly, Dan Parkes and more!

Basically we’ve gathered all our favourite performers together for one ridiculously good night of comedy, all for the regular £3!

It’s a bit ridiculous how good this show is:

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

ANDREW BIRD
‘Superb… the exciting rising star’ Time Out
‘A natural comedian’ The Stage
‘Effortlessly engaging and funny as hell’ Rhod Gilbert

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.

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

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

Paul Savage
‘frighteningly well written jokes. I’m kicking myself that I didn’t write his Gravy joke’ Gary Delaney

Plus Rob Halden and Dean Love!

MONDAY FEBRUARY 4TH
Doors 8pm, Show 8:30pm
Entry £3, Season passes (6 shows) £12

BEN BRIGGS – All Growed Up

Ben brings his Leicester Comedy Festival show to Leamington!
‘Inherently appealing style’ – Chortle
‘Good Jokes. Great comfortable performer’ – Midlands Comedian Of The Year Final 2011

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

Plus Jethro Harrup, Heather Charlton and more!

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!

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.

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!

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

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