The magical and fantastical Latitude Festival has released yet more top class performances with the latest comedy additions to this years festival.
Over the past five years, Latitude’s Comedy Arena has become a comedy festival in its own right. Bursting at the seams with the best comic talent in the land, crowds gather all weekend to witness a variety of hilarious turns from an unrivalled line-up.
Alan Carr has become a British institution. Like few that have come before him, his work as a presenter hasn’t overshadowed his stand-up. He is known, and equally applauded, for both. From ‘The Friday/Sunday Night Project’ to his own shows ‘Alan Carr, Chatty Man’ and ‘Alan Carr’s Celebrity Ding-Dong’, his cheeky, on-the-knuckle comic style has tantalised the masses since winning the BBC Best New Stand Up Award in 2001. He’s picked up a hefty amount of awards for his work – including two top accolades from The British Comedy Awards, one which was for Best Live Stand-Up in 2007 – but more than all of this, he has won the hearts of millions for his affable personality and quick fire gags. Crossing the boundaries between family and adult humour with adept subtlety, he’s quite simply one of our finest funny men and Latitude cannot wait to welcome him to the Comedy Arena for what will be one of THE performances of the weekend.
After 24 series, 32 hosts and 1 walk-off, the spiteful, shambolic pop quiz that is Never Mind the Buzzcocks will be making its festival debut at this year’s Latitude. Team Captains Phill Jupitus and Noel Fielding are joined by host David O’Doherty and stars from the world of music for a raucous live version of the nation’s favourite music-based panel show. If you’re a fan of unedited comedy, stupid music videos, line-ups of extras being humiliated and comedians crudely interpreting the beginnings of pop songs then Saturday morning in the Comedy Arena is the place to be! (Comedy Arena).
Angelos Epithemiou is probably best known for his regular guest appearances on BBC 2 panel show ‘Shooting Stars’. A burger van owner who carries a plastic bag containing his belongings around with him wherever he goes found himself hosting this year’s NME Awards.
Irish comic and Perrier Award winner David O'Doherty joins the blistering Comedy Arena line-up. In 2008 he won the if.comedy Award for his show 'Let's Comedy'. Often seen in the company of his miniature electronic keyboard, his dry sarcasm comes across in both spoken and song comedy. Mark Watson's observational stylings have, in the past, got him such prestigious awards as a Time Out Critics’ Choice Award and the first ever Panel prize at the if.comedies. He's sold out multiple shows at the Sydney Opera House and has also embarked on a number of 24-hour shows.
Full comedy line up is as follows:
Alan Carr ~ Never Mind The Buzzcocks ~ Angelos Epithemiou ~ David O’Doherty ~ Mark Watson ~ David Schneider and Friends ~ Phil Nichol ~ Charlie Baker ~ Chris Ramsey ~ Frisky & Mannish ~ Jonny Sweet ~ Popcorn Comedy ~ Cardinal Burns ~ Sara Pascoe ~ Shirley and Shirley ~ Tiffany Stevenson ~ The Unexpected Items ~ The Feral Pigeons ~ Max and Ivan
Angelos Epithemiou is probably best known for his regular guest appearances on BBC 2 panel show ‘Shooting Stars’. A burger van owner who carries a plastic bag containing his belongings around with him wherever he goes found himself hosting this year’s NME Awards.
Irish comic and Perrier Award winner David O'Doherty joins the blistering Comedy Arena line-up. In 2008 he won the if.comedy Award for his show 'Let's Comedy'. Often seen in the company of his miniature electronic keyboard, his dry sarcasm comes across in both spoken and song comedy. Mark Watson's observational stylings have, in the past, got him such prestigious awards as a Time Out Critics’ Choice Award and the first ever Panel prize at the if.comedies. He's sold out multiple shows at the Sydney Opera House and has also embarked on a number of 24-hour shows.
Full comedy line up is as follows:
Alan Carr ~ Never Mind The Buzzcocks ~ Angelos Epithemiou ~ David O’Doherty ~ Mark Watson ~ David Schneider and Friends ~ Phil Nichol ~ Charlie Baker ~ Chris Ramsey ~ Frisky & Mannish ~ Jonny Sweet ~ Popcorn Comedy ~ Cardinal Burns ~ Sara Pascoe ~ Shirley and Shirley ~ Tiffany Stevenson ~ The Unexpected Items ~ The Feral Pigeons ~ Max and Ivan
Published on 01 April 2011 by Wayne Feltham
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