Hi folks,

Once again, apologies to you guys for the fact that Tanyalee Davis wasn’t able to make the gig as advertised due to unforeseeable circumstances.

That being said, those who went along with us anyway were in for a real comedy treat as once again the Comedy Basement delivered top notch comedy at one of the best prices available.

Your emcee for the evening was Graeme Watson who did a commendable job in guiding us through the evenings entertainment.

First up for the evening was Comedy Basement favourite Morgan Hearst whose unique comedy was the perfect opener to get the crowd going and letting them know what was in store for them.

Following Morgan, Liam Watson returned the Comedy Basement with an even more professional and polished act that I suspect we will be seeing a lot more of in the future around the comedy scene here.

Alan Fletcher returned to Belfast and the Comedy Basement with a performance of particular note, the Newcastle based comedian proved that Northern Irish comedy can travel well and still find its roots.

The penultimate act of the evening, Ciarán Barlett, stormed into his set from the get go and never lost any of the energy that we’ve come to expect from him and kept us laughing all the way.

Last and most certainly not least, the headliner act for the evening was the respected Neil Dougan who did a sterling job in rounding up a great evening of local comedy.

Massive thank you to the acts named above, thanks to these guys we are fast developing a reputation for delivering quality comedy at a low price.

However, most of all, thank you for coming to our gigs and continuing to show your support for local comedy at the Comedy Basement at McHughs Bar. We’ll be back on Thursday 26th August.

If you want to keep in touch with whats happening at the Comedy Basement, there are plenty of ways to do so.

If you wish to join our mailing list and receive regular gig updates, you can do so by dropping an email to info@comedybasement.co.uk and just put ‘Mailing List’ in the subject. Alternatively, you can do the same using our contact form on our website.

You can also find out more information about us on Twitter and Facebook.

If you want to contact us for any reason, such as sponsorship, corporate events, reserving seats or indeed if you’re interested in giving stand up comedy a go yourself, feel free to contact me at info@comedybasement.co.uk

Once again, huge thank you to all our acts this evening and indeed a massive thank you to everyone who turned up to make this such a great night!

Cheers and see you on the 26th August!

Neill
Comedy Basement

Hi comedy fans,

The Comedy Basement will be running this month on a different day of the week. This month, we’ll be running on Tuesday 27th July with a very special gig, where we’ll be introducing Tanyalee Davis to our fans. Tanyalee describes herself as “the ferrari of comedy – low to the ground and kind of racy”. Tanyalee has toured the world, appearing in many TV comedy shows and has many awards to her name, this is one act not to be missed! For more information on Tanyalee, visit her myspace page at: http://www.myspace.com/tanyaleedavis#ixzz0tqomd7mG

On the same bill, you’ll get see some of the best talent Northern Ireland has to offer, including Liam Watson and the evening will be headlined by Neil Dougan (http://www.comedycv.co.uk/neildougan/index.htm).

The evening will be hosted by Graeme Watson of Big Laugh’s Belfast.

So, to recap, this is going to be an excellent night of quality comedy, one of the hottest line ups you’ll find this summer at the usual cost of £4.00

The important details are:

Tuesday 27th July
Comedy Basement @ McHughs Basement Bar
£4.00 in
9:00pm start – sharp! (I’d recommend you get there for 8.30 to get a seat!)

For any enquiries or to make a reservation, please contact info@comedybasement.co.uk and we’ll try out best to accomodate your needs.

Check out the facebook page for this gig at: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=118954444817261

Thanks – and hopefully see you there! :)

Hi folks,

Apologies for the lack of updates recently, and thank you for your patience. You’ll have been informed that the June gig at the Comedy Basement was cancelled for the Summer.

However, we are pleased to announce that we will be back this month on a different date. The next Comedy Basement gig will be on TUESDAY 27th JULY at McHughs Basement Bar.

Stay tuned as we get more informatino on our line up but remember, the Comedy Basement this month will be on TUESDAY 27th JULY.

We’ll try to get more details to you asap.

Once again, thanks for all your support of the Comedy Basement and we’ll hopefully see you this month :)

Thanks,

Comedy Basement

Hi all,

Once again, apologies for depriving you of your Comedy Basement last mont but we’re back in full swing this month with our montly show returning on Thursday 27th May (thats next Thursday :D).

We’ve got a bit of a bumper show featuring some of the hottest comedians on the local scene at the moment, most of whom have recently succeeded at the renowned Belfast Empire.

Full details will be announced later this week but to whet your appetite, you’ll be seeing ADAM LAUGHLIN headlining, with MARCUS KEELEY, AIDAN CONWAY, JIM MCGRATH and SHANE TODD will be emceeing proceedings.

That’s Thursday 27th May, show starts at 9pm so try to head down for 8.30pm – £4 into the venue and you can find us in McHughs Bar Basement.

Enjoy!

Comedy Basement

Hi folks,

Unfortunately, we are unable to bring you the Comedy Basement at McHughs this month due to unforseen circumstances. It’s regrettable but alls fair!

But, comedy folks, don’t be discouraged as there’s plenty going on in and around Belfast this April to get your funny bones going (and not hurting in the unusual way they normally do) so have a peek around the world wide web to find out more!

So to recap: there will be no Comedy Basement this month.

HOWEVER, do not fear, we will be returning on THURSDAY 27th MAY 2010 with a line up that will literally* rock your socks.

Comedy Basement
*Line up may not actually have any impact, positive or otherwise, on the state of your socks.

Hi folks,

Coming up to that time again – the 3rd Comedy Basement of the year thus far. So, I’m going to take a moment here to thank you all for supporting the Comedy Basement at McHughs for the previous two gigs this year and hope to keep the great momentum going. So, without further ado:

The Comedy Basement @ McHughs (Thursday 25th March) Presents:

GEMMA HUTTON
Gemma started doing stand up comedy when she entered BBC Northern Ireland’s Find me the Funny. However, after realising the banality of the show and referencing it as, and I quote, “a pile of pish”, Gemma turned her attention to the  old school method by doing as many gigs all round the place to gain valuable experience. Having performed at the Ulster Hall and Belfast’s renowned Empire, Gemma has gigs lined up in Manchester next month with the infamous Laughing Cows group who feature comedy stalwarts such as Jo Brand.

RUAIDHRÍ WARD
Ruaidhrí Ward has been performing comedy since Spring 2009, but has been galled at humanity & himself all of his life. This impotent anger has been fuelling his performances across Ireland & is the futile glue that holds together his sharp, bitingly witty perspective on contemporary culture, which is intelligent, funny, cliché-free, at times surreal and ultimately pointless.

MATTHEW COLLINS
Some know him as the best beard in Irish comedy, others as the keyboard wizard, and still others as the wicker work fairy light man from BBC Northern Ireland’s Great Unanswered Questions. Whatever you know him as he’s hard to forget.

A truely International comedian, Matthew gigs regularly in the many great comedy clubs of Dublin and Belfast. (Ok so international comedian is stretching it a bit and you need to recognise a somewhat sticky political situation, but hey Im tryin to make myself sound important here).

Matthews comedy is probably best described as semi intellegent, quasi intellectual bullshit. Basically hes a nerd with a sense of humour and an obsession with the 1980’s, superheroes and general mirth.

Your emcee (or Director of Fun as I like to call it) will be MICKY BARTLETT (BBC’s Find Me The Funny, The Empire, Big Laughs)

Plus, we’ll have performances from Aaron Marshall and the audience will get to cast their eyes over some of the newest names in comedy in Belfast.

Sounds like a cracker! The important details are:

THURSDAY 25th March
Doors: 8pm
Show: 9pm
£4.00
McHughs’ Basement Bar

Neill
Comedy Basement

Hi Folks,

Apologies for the lack of updates recently! The next gig will be on the 25th March 2010 with a full line up to be announced late next week! There’ll be some faces you may have seen on TV recently so stay tuned for that!

Lastly, massive thank you to all who came out to the gig last month, it was a riot. Well, not literally, but it was a great gig all around with excellent performances from Seamus Carabine, Damien Hickey, Liam Watson, Simon McCullagh, Paddy McGaughey and a good first time performance by Michael McConkey.

Of course, big props go to our guest emcee, Graeme Watson.

A good night was had by all and I hope to see you down at the Basement this month on Thursday 25th March 2010.

Thanks,

Comedy Basement