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Newcastle comedy Festival |
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Billed as the UK’s most prestigious comedy event, the festival
runs through early October, and this year’s line-up
is bound to be more exciting and ambitious than ever,
which is sure to broaden the festival’s audience. Until 2004, the event had only been held at indoor venues across the city. Last year, however, this all changed, with the creation of a large open-air village within Newcastle’s Exhibition Park [map]. Featuring top-name international comedians performing in theatre style marquees, the village was supported by local craft stalls, street entertainers and a food and drink area. The 2004 festival boasted a programme for young and old alike, with James Campbell, the comedy world’s answer to Peter Pan at one end of the spectrum, and the reigning king of bitterness Jerry Sadowitz at the other. In the middle ground there were the stars from television's 'Whose Line Is It Anyway', who used their speedy wit and extraordinary improvisational skills to invent skits, games and songs – right there on stage. Throughout the annual festival an array of comedy stars perform nightly in a record-breaking number of shows. Such favourites as Al Murray, Jimmy Carr, Ross Noble, Julian Clary, Nicholas Parsons, Richard Whiteley, Boothby Graffoe, Jeff Green, Ed Byrne, Mitch Benn and the Distractions, Paul Zerdin, John Hegley and Dylan Moran have all graced the festival stage in the past. Each and every day at the festival holds fresh surprises, with some of the best comedy on offer, including free street performances, for the whole family. For material that they say is "crisper than an iceberg lettuce" get yourself along there! |
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