Reckless Comedy

LAST RECKLESS OF THE YEAR!

Hi folks, last chance until January to enjoy an evening of top-quality comedy at Robbins’ Well in Leamington. As such it’s our Christmas special: there will be crackers, hats and all sorts, plus six fantastic comedians, all for £2!

MONDAY 5TH DECEMBER
ROBBINS’ WELL, LEAMINGTON SPA
“Doors” 8.30pm, Comedy 9pm
18+
Entry just £2

MATT TILLER
‘Instantly likeable … fun musical style’ (British Comedy Guide), ‘Has many in the audience crying with laughter. Hilarious’ **** (Hairline).

Matt is a musical comedian based in London and Manchester, where he is the Director of Programming at Manchester-based comedy production company Channel K, whilst his varied experience also includes stints as narrator for Bravo!, producer and director of hit BBC One observational documentary Bailiffs, journalist on Plymouth Sound Radio and Daily Star writer discussing sex and relationships for the Daily Star.

Larry Dean
“A master of audience mind control, wit and dark humour” – Giggle magazine

Bianca Arlette
“Swiss, Sweet and Sarcastic”

With Jonny Greatrex, Marc Burrows and Dave Baggot

MONDAY 28TH NOVEMBER
ROBBINS’ WELL, LEAMINGTON SPA
“Doors” 8.30pm, Comedy 9pm
18+
Entry just £2

STEVE DAY

Steve Day is a truly unique comedian – warm, witty and engaging whilst dealing with the dilemmas of being a deaf man in a hearing world.
His stories of multiple children, wearing a suit and the problems caused by not knowing how words are pronounced will have audiences in raptures, and his uplifting tales of overcoming the obstacles in his path will leave crowds feeling inspired.

“revelatory and very funny” – The Guardian
“wonderful” – Bath Chronicle
“warm, funny, frank and thought-provoking” – The Scotsman

Plus:

JOHN PENDAL
“John Pendal wasted little time, with humorous anecdotes and quips – some that were good-naturedly offensive, to say the least.”

With support from: Danny Cox, Carl Malony, John Pendal, Nick Clarke, Matt Davies, Biscuit and Brawn

Hosted by Dean Love

We have an awesome show lined up for Monday with Matthew Crosby, one-third of the award-winning Pappy’s sketch group.

MONDAY 21ST NOVEMBER
ROBBINS’ WELL, LEAMINGTON SPA
“Doors” 8.30pm, Comedy 9pm
Entry just £2

MATTHEW CROSBY

Matthew Crosby is best known as one third of award winning sketch team Pappy’s. With them he has won a Chortle Award, been nominated for the Edinburgh Comedy Award (formerly the Perrier) and performed comedy all over the world. Without them he is a stand-up comic who has performed comedy all over the world but in much smaller venues.

“Groucho Marx trapped in the body of Woody Allen”
Bruce Dessau, London Evening Standard

“A rising star” – BBC Culture Show

Plus:

ASHLEY FRIEZE
“Engaging and Entertaining”
“A very natural comic”

ROB COLEMAN
“A cross between Stephen Wright and Emo Phillips without being derivative of either. Very funny man.” Paul James, Clown’s Pocket, Neath.

JANE HILL
“Genuine belly-laughs.” – Three Weeks

KELLY KINGHAM
“Highly professional and slick” – The Guardian

With support from:  Alex Love, Alex Perry

Hosted by Dean Love

We’re back with our regular shows this Monday, with a line-up that I’m fairly sure is the best comedy show for £2 anyone has put on anywhere all year.

MONDAY 14TH NOVEMBER
ROBBINS’ WELL, LEAMINGTON SPA
“Doors” 8.30pm, Comedy 9pm
Entry just £2

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. You may even think about life a little differently once he has finished. One thing is guaranteed, once the laughing stops you will wonder just how messed up this world really is.

“An exciting writer with a future in all the big clubs”
Noel Faulkner (Comedy Cafe, London)

“… Will Marsh took the room to a new level with lines that defy you not to laugh … Impeccable delivery and the highlight of the night”
BBC.co.uk

Plus new material from:

ANDY ROBINSON
“Robinson is the comedy equivalent of gold dust – pure talent” – Birmingham Post
“Robinson clearly has what it takes, he’s a natural” – The List

AND

PAUL SAVAGE
“A wonderful way with words” – BBC

With support from: Stephen O’Neill, Steph Lane and Claire Nelson

Hosted by Dean Love

Hi folks, we’re back on Monday with a special showcase of the best Warwick University comics past and present. There will be ton of short sets from current students, and a headline performance from Gareth Morinan who will be doing his critically acclaimed Edinburgh show, and shortly be on your TV screens in the new Gervais/Merchant sitcom, Life’s Too Short

MONDAY 7TH NOVEMBER
ROBBINS WELL, LEAMINGTON SPA
“Doors” 8.30pm, Comedy 9pm
Entry just £2

GARETH MORINAN: The Truth (Explained in Doodles)

Since starting in 2008, Gareth has established himself as one of the most creative rising stars of the comedy circuit; utilising his passions for drawing and analysis to create a live show that is unique and innovative. “Showed a strange, creative streak in his writing that’s very appealing” – Steve Bennett, Chortle, 2008

He’ll be performing his critically acclaimed 2011 Fringe show:

“An extremely enjoyable and original piece of comedy” (4 stars) – Three Weeks

“Clever, funny and original, Gareth Morinan is going places – see him now.” (4 stars) – The Skinny

Also featuring:

JAMES McPHUN

‘If he’s this good on his first ever gig, established comics might want to start watching their backs’ – Steve Bennett, Chortle.co.uk

And:

Tom Reddington, Hugo Campbell, Kate Cherrell, Adele Cliff, Alex Cobb, Michael Kehinde, Tom Fraine

It’s the Reckless Comedy Halloween Special!

By which we mean it’s on Halloween. And special. But not really connected. Although if anyone does turn up in amazing fancy dress you might get in for free.

MONDAY 31ST OCTOBER
ROBBINS WELL, LEAMINGTON SPA
“Doors” 8.30pm, Comedy 9pm
Entry just £2

ASHLEY FRIEZE
A high octane musical comedian guaranteed to entertain and charm
any audience.

Shows at comedy festivals and Fringes around the UK.

“Engaging and Entertaining”
“A very natural comic”
“brilliant, quick-fire lyrics”
“he certainly made me laugh”

Ashley Frieze is a larger than life joker, who playfully teases the audience into laughter one minute, and then blasts them with comic energy the next. As a musical comedian, Ashley has a guitar case full of comic songs and musical observations. His likeable, electric onstage persona makes him the perfect act to add variety and energy to any line up.

Plus
Andy Robinson
Okse
Jon Murfin
Jay Handley
And more!

MONDAY 24TH OCTOBER
ROBBINS WELL, LEAMINGTON SPA
“Doors” 8.30pm, Comedy 9pm
Entry just £2

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 has been described as “truly original” (Danny Wallace (off of the telly)), whereas he’s been called “suave and chirpy” by the world famous Bromsgrove Advertiser, and a “sarcastic raconteur” by the Leeds Metro.

For some reason, this means that he has been likened to “the future Frank Skinner” (Birmingham Metro) and “Dylan Moran’s younger brother” (The Stage). How this is possible remains a mystery.

A slightly less lazy journalist said that he “shows scant regard for the hackneyed conventions of stand-up” (The Scotsman) which, he’s been assured, is a Good Thing.

James won a Jongleurs/Spike Milligan award for Stand-up in 2003. He’s been onstage with A-ha, presented Lenny Henry with his Walk Of Fame Star and been a guest judge on the Dancing On Ice tour at the Nottingham Arena in front of 10,000 people.

Plus new material from:

GARY DELANEY
‘unremittingly vicious comic Gary Delaney, master of the one-liner’ – The Scotsman’
‘razor sharp one-liners’ – Daily Telegraph

ANDY ROBINSON
“Robinson is the comedy equivalent of gold dust – pure talent” – Birmingham Post
“Robinson clearly has what it takes, he’s a natural” – The List

With support from: JASON MANLY, BEN HARRINGTON and PHIL PAGGET

After a sell-out first show, we’re back for another Reckless Comedy on Monday:

MONDAY 17TH OCTOBER
ROBBINS WELL, LEAMINGTON SPA
“Doors” 8.30pm, Comedy 9pm
Entry just £2

We’ll be announcing our headline act shortly, but Monday will also feature:

MATT GREEN
“A stand up audience’s dream” ***** (Three Weeks, 2009)

Matt has been performing stand up comedy since 2003 with a mixture of high energy observational and topical jokes combined with more personal stories and anecdotes.

He has performed four successful solo shows at the Pleasance in Edinburgh and in 2011 his show was nominated for Best New Show at the Leicester Comedy Festival.

TOM ROCHE
“Cracking material and enough energy to light a kettle in a powercut.”

AARON TWITCHEN
“Brings to the stage the confidence of an act with three times his experience”

Plus Darren Harriott, Tom Beasley, Christine Edwards and Ian Hawkins,
and hosted by Dean Love

So after a long summer break, Reckless Comedy, the best stand-up comedy night in Leamington Spa is finally back for our first show of the Autumn season. Come down to Robbins’ Well on Monday 10th October for a hilarious night of new and established acts plus brilliant headliners – all for only £2.

This season we’re offering a Reckless Comedy season pass for just £10 which will give you free VIP entry to all 9 shows of the Autumn season. Make sure you don’t miss out on this great offer!

Monday 10th October
Robbins’ Well, Leamington Spa
Doors 8.30pm, Comedy 9pm
Only £2

The line-up for 10th October looks something like this:

MATT RICHARDSON
“This (extremely) young stand-up is set to become the next bright, young sensation on the circuit, expect to hear a lot more of him” – The Guardian

PAUL SAVAGE

“A wonderful way with words” – BBC

JAMES W SMITH
“Some great one liners. Shows lots of promise.” – Richard Herring

plus Snez, Alex Clissold-Jones and more!

With resident MC Dean Love.

THIS SHOW HAS BEEN CANCELED, APOLOGIES TO ANYONE HOPING TO MAKE IT

A double Edinburgh preview special at The Venew:

WEDNESDAY JULY 13th
The Venew, Rugby Road, Leamington Spa
Doors 8pm, Show 8.30pm
Tickets £4 advance BUY HERE

John-Luke Roberts and Nadia Kamil: The Behemoth

Massive sketch comedy, two normal-sized people.
John-Luke Roberts ‘Distracts you from a murder … Brilliant solo debut’ (Independent), E4, BBC3, R4’s ‘News Quiz’ and Nadia Kamil (R4, Channel 4, BBC3) return to the Festival with their cult sketch comedy show (Comedy of the Year, List 2008).

‘Like being tag-teamed by the comedy equivalent of two world class pro wrestlers’ (Fest), **** (List), **** (Time Out), **** (Herald), **** (Metro), Pick of the Week (Guardian), Critics choice (Sunday Times)

Tom Bell Begins

‘Few since Spike Milligan have had Bell’s ability to flip us into unexpected comic universes’ (Guardian).

A spoof Hollywood-style reboot from half of Tommy and the Weeks. ‘One of the full-on funniest hours I can remember spending’ ***** (Scotsman), **** (Chortle.co.uk), **** (Fest).

Stand up, sketches, big explosions. Tom Bell is one of life’s natural sowers of joy. ‘He’s marvellously at ease on the stage, zingy, confident and somehow adorable all at once’ ***** (ThreeWeeks), ‘Truly high quality, a master class in timing’ (Scotsman).