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Comedy Basement This Thursday – 30th September

Hello folks!
Once more, I’m going to say apologies for recent cancellations but also that this months Comedy Basement on the 30th September WILL BE GOING AHEAD! Apologies for the lack of communications until now but we’re very pleased to announce the following line up for this coming gig:
RUAIDHRÍ WARD
Ruaidhrí is one of the stand out comedians on the Belfast scene at the moment and we are delighted to have him headline the Comedy Basement for this month. Preparing for his coming solo show as part of the Belfast fringe, this should be a performance not to be missed.
It’s rare you see something as original these days.” – Tony Law. Edinburgh & Beyond, Comedy Cuts, Channel 4’s – Does Doug Know?
Ruaidhrí is one of the most gifted stand-ups on the scene, naturally engaging on stage, great material and killer delivery. If only his name wasn’t so hard to spell he’d go a long way. All those vowels on a poster, madness!” – Joe Lindsay. BBC Radio Ulster. Palookaville DJ’s.
LORCAN MCGRANE
Performing for his first appearance at the Comedy Basement, Lorcan began performing stand up comedy in 2006 and has  has foisted his perversions and Peccadilloes on an unsuspecting public in Belfast, Dublin, Norwich, London, and Edinburgh with surprising success.  If one counts success as making people laugh, rather than parlaying his brand of veiled self-therapy, blasphemy, gauging of audience’s perversity levels, and childhood (and adulthood) existential loneliness into a viable job.
This is, yet again, a show not to be missed at the Comedy Basement! Your guest MC for the evening will be regular MC of the fantastic ‘underground’ Voicebox Comedy, Marcus Keeley.
VITAL DETAILS:
Comedy Basement Thursday 30th September 2010
Show starts at 8.45pm (Sharp!) Doors @ 8pm.
Entrance: £4.00
McHughs Basement Bar
Brings lots of friends :D
Neill
Comedy Basement

Ruaidhrí Ward: Cats & Dogs. Living Together. Mass Hysteria.

Hi folks,

Quick update for you – one of the Comedy Basement’s favourite performers, Ruaidhrí Ward will be presenting his own comedy show at the Safehouse Arts Gallery, entitled Cats & Dogs. Living Together. Mass Hysteria.

As part of the first ever Belfast Fringe of The Queen’s Festival, Belfast comic Ruaidhrí Ward presents a bitingly witty look at contemporary culture, modern life in Northern Ireland, & his own selfish existence.

Also appearing are Guests, Enda Muldoon, Morgan Hearst, & All Ireland Poetry Slam winner Séamus Fox.

“It’s rare you see something as original these days.” – Tony Law. Edinburgh & Beyond, Comedy Cuts, Channel 4’s – Does Doug Know?

” Ruaidhrí is one of the most gifted stand-ups on the scene, naturally engaging on stage, great material and killer delivery. If only his name wasn’t so hard to spell he’d go a long way. All those vowels on a poster, madness!” – Joe Lindsay. BBC Radio Ulster. Palookaville DJ’s.

Admission – £5
Doors: 8.30pm
Show: 9.00pm (Sharp!) – 11.00pm

Please note – This is a Bring Your Own Booze event.

Location guide: http://www.safehousearts.org.uk/location

This is one show not to be missed! For more information on the event, check out the Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=124864337564249&ref=nf

Thanks – and we look forward to seeing you all at our next Comedy Basement gig on the 30th September.

Cheers,
Neill
Comedy Basement

Comedy Basement – 26th August

Hi Folks,

The next gig at the Comedy Basement at McHughs is just two weeks away, so no better time than now to let you know about some of the great acts we have for you.

Building from last months success, we’ll be bringing Belfast comedy regular, Ruaidhrí Ward back to the Comedy Basement. 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.

Headlining the evening will be a Northern Ireland native who is plying his trade in Scotland, Jeff O’Boyle.

Drawing inspiration from particularly diverse influences, Jeff has entertained audiences on subjects ranging from the peculiarities of his rural Ireland to confessions of a Jihadi window cleaner.

In 2008 Jeff made his fringe debut as part of a four-piece of Stand regulars with the show, No Comedy for Old Men. In 2009, the team re-united with the hit, sell-out show, The Silence of the Trams, as part of the Stand’s record-breaking fringe programme.

Fringe 2009:
Best jokes of the fringe – Independent
Best jokes of the fringe – Scotsman

‘Hilarious…brilliant…great material’ **** Scotsman

‘Had the audience in peels of laughter’ **** One4review.com

This is, yet again, a show not to be missed at the Comedy Basement! Your guest MC for the evening will be regular MC of the fantastic ‘underground’ Voicebox Comedy, Marcus Keeley.

So, the crucial details:

Thursday 26th August 2010
McHughs Basement Bar
Doors: 7.30pm, Show: 8.45pm
£4.00 in
Bring lots of friends :D

Thats it for now, see you all then!

Comedy Basement


Gig Review – Tuesday 27th July

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

Comedy Basement Special – 27th July

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! :)

Next Comedy Basement!

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

Comedy Basement Returns!

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

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