Junction’s monthly evening of stand-up comedy. A top MC will introduce three fantastic acts from the National Comedy Circuit and beyond. See the stars of the circuit as well as a future household name or two.
Event Categories: Comedy
Standing Too Close On Our Own In The Dark
We invite you to join us for an evening of happy-sad theatre and fantastic live music curated by brand-new theatre company Just Club, who will headline the event with their show Standing Too Close On Our Own In the Dark.
15TH JANUARY
DOORS 7PM
FIRST ACT 7.30PM
HEADLINE 8.30PM
£5 OTD
Standing Too Close On Our Own In the Dark is a half-gig, half-play, half-stand up set (yes, that’s three halves) which is rousing, affable, and uses stories based on real experiences in a journey which is as hopeful and vibrant as it is melancholic. In the romantic tragedy (or tragic romance, it’s up to you) an unnamed poet explores the bittersweet sensation of being lonely and in love, the damage that depression and anxiety has caused his psyche, and waxes lyrical about stolen bikes and ex-girlfriends’ dads. An uplifting, poetic gig-theatre event, the quiet rock and roll of Standing Too Close effervesces with the endearing awkwardness of early-20s social discomfort and revels in what it’s like to be in love with a girl and the world, while celebrating the acknowledgement of the universal weight we all have on our shoulders sometimes.
Standing Too Close is a new play by recent Hull Drama graduate Jake Marsden which has helped define Just Club’s aims to make “happy-sad” productions which boldly and unashamedly make the unspoken conversational and relatable, with an air of mysticism; interchangeable and improvised elements make the show an exciting Frankenstein’s monster of dialogue and heart-rending ballad intent on bringing audiences to equal amounts elation and devastation.
Further announcements will be made regarding the poets and performers who will be joining us for a happy-sad evening. Keep an eye out on the Just Club social media pages for more!
Twitter – @JustClubTheatre
Instagram – @justclubtheatre
Lost Voice Guy
Gag Reflex in association with Andrew Roach Talent presents
LOST VOICE GUY
“LAUGH-OUT LOUD FUNNY” The Independent
Following the unprecedented success of his appearance on the final of Britain’s Got Talent 2018, BBC New Comedy Award winner and star and writer of BBC Radio 4’s comedy series, Ability, Lee Ridley (aka Lost Voice Guy) is setting out on a tour of the UK.
“CONSISTENTLY HILARIOUS” Broadway Baby
He may not be able to talk but he definitely has something to say and his comedy will leave you speechless.
“SAVAGELY FUNNY…” The Wee Review
Lee is the first stand-up comedian to use a communication aid and made his first stand-up appearance in February 2012. He has performed in some of the UK’s most popular comedy venues as well as in solo shows at festivals including the Edinburgh Fringe, the Brighton Fringe, Glasgow International Comedy Festival, Leicester Comedy Festival, Nottingham Comedy Festival and Liverpool Comedy Festival.
As well as winning Britain’s Got Talent this year (the first comedian to do so), Lee also won the BBC New Comedy Award in 2014 and his TV and Radio credits have included The One Show (BBC One), Voice Of The People (BBC Three), BBC At The Edinburgh Festivals (BBC iPlayer). Ability – the Radio 4 series that Lee stars in and co-wrote with Katherine Jakeways – has just been recommissioned for a second seriess.
“ENTERTAINING AND THOUGHT-PROVOKING” Three Weeks
Age Restriction: 14 +
Jack & the Beanstalk
Jonathan Parker of BBC Radio Humberside’s “Westenders” is bringing his “One Off Productions” version of Jack & The Beanstalk to The Civic Hall this Christmas.
There will be thrills and spills a’plenty (and a cow) as our intrepid hero battles the fearsome giant to try and save his family from financial ruin.
Tickets are on sale now from Barkers of Cottingham, priced £7 for adults, £5 for children.
Luca Rutherford’s Political Party
Do you ever get confused or overwhelmed by politics?
Do you ever feel like the only way to make a difference is to change everything?
Do you ever think that if you can’t change everything immediately there’s no point trying?
Luca reached a point where thinking about politics made her want to lie down on the pavement and not get up. Instead of doing this she is throwing a party. A political party. There will be drinks, dancing and eggs! No experts. No big words.
This is a show about getting messy with the messiness of politics.
James Acaster
James Acaster is one of the most brilliant and distinctive young comedians of his generation. He has just announced that he will be visiting the Bonus Arena, Hull on 27th July 2019.
Tickets for this seated concert go on sale at 9am on sale Friday 7th December from www.bonusarenahull.com
A whimsical master, he has received acclaim from around the world, including a record breaking 5 consecutive nominations for ‘Best Comedy Show’ at the 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 & 2016 Edinburgh Fringe Festivals, and winning the 2015 Chortle Award for Best Show, and Best International Show Award at the 2014 New Zealand International Comedy Festival.
As well as his glowing stand-up career, James is also a TV and radio regular and has secured himself as a favourite across both platforms, alongside many of his own projects.
Tickets go on general sale at 9am on sale Friday 7th December from www.bonusarenahull.com or alternatively call 0844 8440444* Accessible tickets can be purchased by calling 0800 9884440. *calls costs 7p per minute plus your phone company’s access charge
The Bonus Arena officially opened this summer with a show by the legendary Van Morrison.
Other gigs announced so far at the Arena include Courteeners, Jack White, The Vamps, Catfish and the Bottlemen, Rick Astley, Boy George and Culture Club and The Harlem Globetrotters.
The Dark Place with the Lift
The Dark Place With The Lift – a wickedly dark comedy drama is playing Kardomah94 on Friday 23rd November & Thursday 6th December!
Sex, drink and drugs – Wannabe playwright Nick has spent his while life creating one big mess after another. But now he’s got the chance to make something of himself. Or would have, if it wasn’t for that dark place with the lift! To buy tickets Hullboxoffice.com £8 adults £6 seniors, students and unwaged – booking fees apply. Tickets on the door £10 and £8.00.
https://youtu.be/6XlzmSL84mg
I Want That Hair
Join Bex and Heidi as they grapple with gossip between the washes and the highlights but, with Bex’s big birthday coming soon, she’s beginning to realise that it’s not just her salon that’s at the crossroads.
Should she change the salon, the wallpaper, or the way she lives her life?
Be blow-dried away as Bex and Heidi hilariously battle the daily routine and question if they really want that hair! Featuring Hull’s own Pippa Fulton and Jackie Lye from TV’s Brush Strokes and Vera.
Written by Jane Thornton
Directed by John Godber
Glory Dazed
Sam Edward-Cook, an actor in the series Peaky Blinders, plays Ray in Cat Jones’s Glory Dazed. This dark comedy examines the plight of ex-servicemen in modern Britain, focusing on an Afghanistan veteran’s attempt to find redemption through reconciliation with his ex-wife.
In collaboration with ex-soldiers serving prison sentences at HMP & YOI Doncaster, the play was originally developed by Second Shot Productions, a social enterprise that exists to give serving prisoners and ex-offenders opportunities within creative industries. It won the BBC’s Alfred Bradley Bursary Prize 2011.
Set in a backstreet pub in Doncaster, after hours, ex-squaddie Ray, mentally scarred from his time in Afghanistan, knocks on the door. His old friend, Simon, the pub’s landlord, feels he has no alternative but to let him in but, in the pub, are Leanne, a teenage barmaid, and Carla, Ray’s ex-wife and the mother of his children. The stage is set for off-kilter drama and heart-wrenching recrimination.
Kate Fox: Where there’s Muck there’s Bras
Performed by Stand-up Poet Kate Fox; a comic and thought-provoking show about the real Northern Powerhouse, Northern Women – the sung and the unsung!
This funny, gently subversive performance/lecture uncovers the hidden history of the writers, scientists, sportswomen, politicians, protestors, musicians, innovators, activists and other heroines who represent the grit, determination and spirit of the North’s women.
Women you might have heard of include Britain’s first astronaut Helen Sharman, the first female speaker of the House of Commons, Betty Boothroyd and music hall star the inimitable Hylda Baker. Women you may not have heard of include Liverpool’s Hilda James who introduced the front crawl to the UK, Lilian Bader, one of the first black women in the RAF and “Red Ellen” Wilkinson the MP who led the Jarrow March!
In this hilarious and thought provoking show, stand up poet and Radio 4 regular Kate Fox asks who gets remembered and why (and why not)!
The Stephen Frost Improv Allstars
Four brave performers arrive with no script and not the faintest idea of what will happen. Willed on by a supportive crowd (that’s you!), through improvisation they create sketches and comic dramas that are amazingly inventive and sometimes take off into flights of surreal brilliance. Stephen Frost’s Improv Allstars grew out of the popular TV show Whose Line Is It Anyway? and the Allstars troupe has played festivals all over the world.
Graham Fellows
Graham Fellows has performed as the character John Shuttleworth for over 25 years on stage, TV, and radio, delighting audiences throughout the UK with his songs and quirky take on everyday life.
Recently Graham finished touring as John Shuttleworth with his latest show ‘My Last Will And Tasty Mint’, as well as appearing and winning (alongside Dave Gorman) on Pointless Celebrities and Count Arthur Strong. Now Graham, minus purple leather jacket and fawn slacks (but fully clothed!), steps out from behind the keyboard to plug in his guitar and sing his own songs: revelatory, humorous and quirky still, sometimes sad. Graham will naturally talk about Shuttleworth as well as his other comic characters, plus his pivotal acting role on Coronation Street, and becoming a teenage pop star as Jilted John.
Hear the tale of the night jazz legend George Melly broke into Graham’s bedsit, and of the time he bought a packet of bread sauce with a famous Hollywood actor, poignantly recalled in the ballad, ‘Mark Rylance Was My Lodger’
Festive Frolics
Simply the best variety show in town!
Doors are open at 1.30pm for a 2,00pm start.
Tickets from K94 or 01482 351259.
Proceeds to Emmaus – Helping the Homeless.
Harry and Chris
Harry and Chris Save the World
After sell-out runs of their 2016 and 2017 shows at the Edinburgh Fringe, Harry Baker and Chris Read have been featured three times on ‘The Russell Howard Hour’ (Sky) and have been touring regularly around the UK. Last year they prevented a apocalypse and got a panda pregnant, so they’re now drunk on comedy-rap-jazz power, intent on bringing love and laughter to a world that needs both more than ever.
“Amazing, fabulously entertaining” – Jonathan Ross
“A wonderful blend of infectious songs packed with sharp, clever wordplay… Harry and Chris’ family friendly set leaves the audience with a smile on their face and the catchy tunes stuck in their head for the rest of the day.”
★★★★★ The Sunday Post
“The numbers are upbeat and feel-good, and all of them are about surprising and inventive subjects or points of view.”
★★★★★ Fringe Guru
“The pair are inspiring Instagram posts in human form” Chortle
Daliso Chaponda
Britain’s Got Talent and Amanda Holden’s golden buzzer act comedian Daliso Chaponda has announced his debut stand up tour for 2018 entitled ‘What The African Said…’. The Malawian born stand up was a stand out star from this year’s show, capturing the nations hearts and garnering over 8 million Facebook views and 9 million on Youtube. The ‘What The African Said…’ tour takes in 31 dates across the UK starting on 8TH February at Nottingham’s Glee Club and culminating on 27th April at Edinburgh’s Queens Hall. Daliso has also just been confirmed for his own Radio 4 series entitled Daliso Chaponda: Citizen Of Nowhere.
“…Laughter is how I cope with pain. I have seen and experienced some horrible things but laughter helped me cope. Telling jokes is repaying the favor. This show is my thanks to the laughter.” DALISO CHAPONDA JUNE 2017
Age guidance 16+
Back to Ours present Secret Gig
You can’t have too much of a good thing, which is why we’re doubling the Secret Gig madness for this year’s October half-term festival.
Who’ll be gracing the stages at William Gemmell Club and Willows Social Club? We’re giving nothing away, but expect a lot of laughs, cheek and surprises – and we’ll warn you now, anything could happen.
Friday 26 October
William Gemmell Club
7.30pm
Thursday 1 November
Willows Social Club
7.30pm
Ages 18+