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Simon Munnery: Hats off to the 101er’s – The Lowry, Salford

Writer and performer: Simon Munnery Reviewer: Dave Cunningham The Public Reviews Rating: ★★★☆☆ Simon Munnery starts off his new show in the way he does not intend to go on. A show made up of lengthy monologues and songs opens with a series of short and marvellously surreal one-liners. Munnery enters wearing a stovepipe hat from which bubbles [...]

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Brett Goldstein Grew Up in a Strip Club – The Square Chapel, Halifax

Writer: Brett Goldstein Reviewer: Cherry See The Public Reviews Rating: ★★★★☆ I’m not sure some members of the audience at The Square Chapel Theatre were quite ready for the natural wit of funny-man Brett Goldstein. Growing up in a strip club turns out not to be the glam-Stringfellow-esque lifestyle you may at first imagine. Brett opened with an introduction [...]

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How To Get Almost Anyone To Want To Sleep With You -The Lowry, Salford

Writer: by Deborah Frances-White. Reviewer: Julie Burrow The Public Reviews Rating: ★★★☆☆ According to her website, Deborah Frances-White is a stand-up comedian, writer and executive coach, and brings all of these skills together for this show, which tutors men and women on how to become more attractive to the opposite sex. And, though the show’s title suggests something less [...]

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Kevin Precious: Not Appropriate – The Lowry, Salford

Reviewer: Clare Boswell The Public Reviews Rating: ★★★☆☆ Whilst watching Kevin Precious perform his show ‘Not Appropriate’ at Salford’s Lowry Theatre, I felt it safe to assume that during his years as head of religious studies at Ilfield Community College, Crawley, he must have been one of those cool teachers that kids aspire to be like – after all, [...]

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The Ken Dodd Happiness Show – St. George’s Hall, Bradford

Reviewer: Audrey Pointer The Public Reviews Rating: ★★★★☆ Few people in show business enjoy a career as long and successful as Ken Dodd, who has been a comedian, singer and actor for at least five decades. Indeed, he said he was celebrating 57 years on the stage this year. His well known repertoire of props and comic concepts include [...]

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Seann Walsh – The Lowry, Salford

Reviewer: Laura Maley The Public Reviews Rating: ★★★★☆ Seann Walsh is fast becoming a familiar face to TV comedy viewers, with appearances on Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow, Mock the Week and Russell Howard’s Good News Extra. His first stand-up tour shows why he’s such a fast-rising star. Starting the evening, Romesh Ranganathan provides support. His material ranges from cheese [...]

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Grotto – The Lass O’Gowrie, Manchester

Director: Jake Murray Writer: Chris Dance Music: Mike Seal Reviewer: Dave Cunningham The Public Reviews Rating: ★★★☆☆   Timing is everything in comedy and it is hard to imagine a better time to launch a new comedy set in the Festive period. Laura (Hazel Earle) and Julie (Emma Laidlaw) are close friends who have very different outlooks on life. [...]

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Greg Davies: Firing Cheeseballs at a Dog – The Lowry, Salford

Reviewer: Tracey Lowe The Public Reviews Rating: ★★★★★ One cannot deny the runaway success that is The Inbetweeners. Three successful series, a box office smashing movie and a possibly dubious US version, it seems everyone wants a piece of this home-grown comedy sensation. One of the best things to come out of the show is Greg Davies, who plays [...]

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