MILTON JONES Live @ The Duke, Neath. – 31st May 2012

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On Thurs May 31st, The Duke welcomes yet another massive star of the comedy world, ‘Mock the Week’ regular, star of ‘Live at the Apollo’, ‘Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow’ and Dave’s ‘One Night Stand’ and Perrier Award Winner MILTON JONES.

The Clown’s Pocket Comedy Club has been proud to bring huge names such as RUFUS HOUND, JARRED CHRISTMAS, HOWARD MARKS and TONY LAW to The Duke and we are extra proud to bring the man that many believe to be the best one line comedian on the planet, complete with weird shirt!

Milton usually sells out very large theatres and halls so here is a rare opportunity to watch the master of surreal one-liners at work in a far more intimate environment, The Clowns’ Pocket Comedy Club @ The Duke, which is more than just a little surreal itself!

‘King of the surreal one-liners’ – The Times

‘Sultan of the surreal’ – The Guardian

‘Breathtakingly Funny’ – The Independent

In support is a man who is a star in his native Northern Ireland having performed in and written for many TV and Radio programmes. NEIL DOUGAN is a very well respected headline act in his own right as well as having supported Patrick Kielty on his tour of the UK and Ireland.

Also supporting is star of ITV ‘s ‘Show Me the Funny’ , the not quite right DANGEROUS RYAN!

Doors 8pm for prompt 9pm start

Tickets are £12.50 in advance from The Duke or online at http://www.wegottickets.com/event/159683 , £15 on the door, though please be advised that this is likely to sell out quickly, book early to avoid disappointment.

 

Silky @ The Clown’s Pocket Comedy Club, Neath. – 26th April 2012

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Headlining our April gig is the brilliant SILKY, a man described by Tim Minchin as ‘funny and clever’ and by John Bishop as ‘a very, very funny fella … just brilliant’. Don’t take their word for it, come and see for yourself.

Liverpudlian-in-exile Silky has been a full time comedian for half his life. As well as having made several TV appearances on BBC 1 and on Comedy Central, Silky has also headlined comedy clubs the world over from Kuwait to the Melbourne Comedy Festival, from the Glastonbury Festival to Kosovo! He is also a crowd favourite at all the top clubs in the UK.

Silky is unique with such a difficult style to describe, the words from a Liverpool Daily Post review below give you a good idea.

‘The man just has an overwhelming nose for mischief and trouble … the entire show went hilariously off kilter as Silky just went where the evening took him. It was fascinating to see how he willingly, joyously, threw himself into the bear pit and revelled in living on his wits for the entire show’.

‘Silky makes rooms rock. More addictive than Crack.’
Leeds Guide

‘massively engaging guitar-playing stand-up whose instinctive rapport with audiences makes him welcome wherever he goes’
Guardian Guide

In support on the night is Brain Surgeon DEAN BURNETT, brain damaged TED SHIRESS, brains and beauty from North Wales in the shape of KIRI PRITCHARD MACLEAN and your MC is Brains drinker PAUL JAMES.

Doors 8pm

Entry £5

8 Old Market Street, SA11 3NA Neath, United Kingdom

Ian Cognito @ The Clown’s Pocket Comedy Club, Neath. – 29th March 2012

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The Clown’s Pocket Comedy Club, Neath is very proud to present IAN COGNITO as the headliner for our March show on Thurs 29th.

Revered amongst his comic peers as one of the best comedians in the world today his exploits on the circuit are nothing short of legendary. One of the most influential comedians of modern times Ian has been responsible for the shape of the careers of many of the comedians you see on TV today. Some of which he is pleased about.

He has become one of the most respected comedians in the world by consistently doing great performances. That he is so remarkably unfamous can be put down to one thing: Ian Cognito has never been on television in any shape or form. A fact which he is quite proud of.

“The trouble with a moustache is that you can taste what you’ve been eating. I got fed up of mine tasting of TV producers arseholes.” Ian Cognito

Ian has headlined some of the best line ups in British comedy putting many big names in the shade. However, the longer you spend in the comedy arena, the more people you will upset, particularly if you take the risks that Ian takes. Consequently Ian is banned from more comedy clubs than any other British comedian. Ian Cognito is not proud of this. The comedy business should be ashamed.

“Awesome. Bags of gags and an unpredictability that I can only liken to human Semtex. Aggressive, sure. Clever and hilarious, definitely. Mad as a Hatter, without a doubt.”
Chortle

“Cogs? In Neath? There’ll be nothing left! - Matt Price – Comedian

Full support on the night comes from the winner of the Bridgend Giggles Competition MATT HEARD, winner of the Welsh Heat of the Chortle Students Award JORDAN BROOKES and Swansea comic JON LOCKE. Your compere is resident MC PAUL JAMES.

Entry still just £5!
Doors 8pm

8 Old Market Street, SA11 3NA Neath, United Kingdom

 

Gary Delaney @ The Clown’s Pocket Comedy Club, Neath – 26th January 2012

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Happy New Year from The Clown’s Pocket Comedy Club. We had a fantastic year in 2011 with some of the biggest names in comedy providing the funnies for us. This year promises to be even better. On January 26th we welcome back a favorite of the Clown’s Pocket and quite simply one of the best in the business GARY DELANEY.

Gary recently appeared on Dave’s ‘One Night Stand’ and has also been on Comedy Central’s ‘Comedy Blue’ and on Channel 4’s ‘Robert’s Web’. Gary has written for a variety of TV shows including Live at the Apollo, 8 Out of 10 Cats, Mock The Week, Russell Howard’s Good News, and Jason Manford’s Comedy Rocks. Gary received two Sonys for his work for Kerrang! Radio and his Twitter feed was also nominated for a Chortle Award in 2011.

Gary’s show ‘Purist’ (which featured in the first Neath Comedy Festival) was a big hit at the Edinburgh Festival in 2010, selling out every night and receiving many four and five star reviews.

“Quickfire material of the very highest quality is pretty much guaranteed from the fast-thinking Delaney, a master of the one-liner”
– The Guardian

“Unremittingly vicious comic Gary Delaney, master of the one-liner”
- The Scotsman

Support comes in the form of ‘Juice Comedy clubs performer of the year 2009’ PAUL SAVAGE, ‘Newbury Act of The Year 2011’ CHRIS CHOPPING and introducing the wonderful Swansea comedienne FRANKIE WILLIAMS.

MC for the evening is meself PAUL JAMES

This show has been awarded a CHORTLE GOLD STAR

Doors 8pm
Entry £5 Payable at door or online at http://www.wegottickets.com/event/150849

ITV 1′s Dan Mitchell @ The Clown’s Pocket Comedy Club, Neath – 27th October 2011

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Headlining The Clown’s Pocket October show is DAN MITCHELL who has recently completed a nationwide tour after coming second in ITV 1’s ‘SHOW ME THE FUNNY’ after a live vote in the Hammersmith Apollo watched by millions. In the process he earned rave reviews from some ofthe world’s best comics and most feared critics.

As a performer, he is wild and unpredictable, sometimes manic; Dan is like an excitable child who’s been given an audience to play with. He can be also described as massively hairy.

His comedy acting has helped him gain parts in the extras of both of Rhod Gilbert’s best selling dvds, on BBC’s ‘Funny Business’ and on Pobol Y Cwm!

“Absolutely brilliant”-Ross Noble

“A joy to watch”-Bob Mortimer

“Welcome to the world of Dan”-Alan Davies

Full support on the night comes in the shape of Rhondda comic PHIL COOPER, Swansea’s own LESLIE WATERS and MARK HURMAN from around Bristol way somewhere!

MC for the night is PAUL JAMES

“ A modern noble savage, writes exquisite poetry and verse with blood that drips off the raw meat he eats with his hands” – Dean Burnett

Doors 8pm for 8.50 start
Still just £5 £4 NUS