That time of the month again and as the autumn approaches, the Comedy Basement is the place to spend those evenings!

This month’s gig will see a star of BBC Northern Ireland’s Find Me The Funny, SEAN HEGARTY, headline the evening and give you a comedy night to remember! (www.seanhegartycomedy.co.uk)

Support will come in the form of ex-priest turned stand up comedian and winner of the 2009 Father Ted Toilet Duck Award for New Comedy (you really can’t make this up) and featuring on television northe and south of the border, FJ MURRAY! (http://www.comedycv.co.uk/fjmurray/index.html)

Further performances will come from some of the rising talent in Northern Irish comedy, such as Morgan Hearts and ‘Marty C’!

The evening will be presided over by the weird and wonderfully talented, ADAM LAUGHLIN!

Really, do not miss this show – once again, the Comedy Basement is the place to be!!!

Thursday September 24th – at McHughs Bar in Queen’s Square, down in the basement!
Doors open at 7.30pm
Show starts at 8.45pm
Entrance is £4.00 (Recession busting and all that buzz word stuff!)

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Hope you all were watching Find Me The Funny tonight? Looks like it’s going to be an interesting 6 weeks on BBC Northern Ireland :) Congrats to the guys who made it through on tonights show and we were thrilled to have Kurtis Matthews perform at the Comedy Basement!

Looking forward to next week! Of course, keep tuning into the website for more information on all the latest comedy listings plus some revamping of the website to come!

Next gig at the Basement is on Thursday September 24th, with Sean Hegarty, whom you may have caught on Find Me The Funny!

Have a great weekend!

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This month’s review comes to you courtesy of Comedy Basement regular and all round hairy person, Matthew Collins.

The Comedy Basement once again attracted a large crowd this month who spurned the musical stylings of Dizzee Rascel et al. at the Belsonic event happening in the square across the road. And they we’re rewarded for their faithfulness by a cracking show presided over by hirsute humourmeister Matthew Collins.

First up was Belfast’s funniest Muslim comedian (also its only Muslim comedian, but that’s an indictment of Belfast’s diversity and not Bellal). A strong opening act from a guy who I’m sure we’ll see a lot more of.

There was a strong element of crowd participation throughout the night from many acts. Many will have gone home with Graeme Watson’s questions in a box theme ringing in their ears, and will remember where they were the day such insightful questions were answered. (But fuck them and their Bourgeois expectations!!)

Morgan Hearst returned to the basement where he lost his comedy virginity to do an impressive turn and close the first half. It’s great to have places like the Comedy Basement and the Pavilion for new acts to cut their teeth and Morgan is coming on strong.

In the second half a table of guys in the front row had their moment in the sun. They had come to see support act Shane Todd and were not disappointed. The theme of audience participation for the night was continued and at least one young lady is going home with a smile on her face after a rummage in a particularly lucky pocket. (Not sure which of the two parties involved should be considered lucky in this case).

Finally the night was closed in style with the Lovable Lurgan Lad Micky Bartlett. Micky charmed us all with quick gags, perfect impressions (of Yoda doing impressions) and just general hilarity. This man will go far and don’t be surprised if he’s not on TV soon. Seriously, don’t be surprised – Find Me the Funny hits our screens on September 11th.

There you have it!

Stay tuned to the website for upcoming details on our next Comedy Basement gig on Thursday 24th September.

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