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Monday, 25 July 2011
The Glee Club Oxford launches Autumn comedy season with top TV names
Irish comedy legend Tommy Tiernan, fast-rising Scottish star Daniel Sloss and established Canadian comedian Craig Campbell are among the acts lined up for The Glee Club Oxford’s 2011 Autumn season. The city centre club, which opened in 2010, has consistently managed to secure the best in comedy talent, and the forthcoming season is no different.
Tommy Tiernan follows up his critically acclaimed Crooked Man show with the strangely named Poot. The comedy equivalent to U2 in his native Ireland, Tiernan has been described as Ireland's Billy Connolly.
20-year-old Scot Daniel Sloss is the youngest comedian to perform a solo season in London's West End and arrives on his debut tour, while Craig Campbell is an internationally acclaimed act who supported Frankie Boyle on his 120-date UK tour last year, appearing in front of over 300,000 people.
The club’s Autumn season also features headline shows from leading Aussie comedians Adam Hills and Jimeoin, plus Hal Cruttenden, whose TV appearances have included Comedy Rocks with Jason Manford, The Rob Brydon Show and The Royal Variety Performance.
Look out too for former International drug smuggler Howard Marks, whose best-selling autobiography Mr Nice was last year immortalised on the big screen with Rhys Ifans starring as Oxford graduate Marks.
The Glee Club's owner Mark Tughan said: "TV shows like Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow and Mock the Week have really pushed comedy into the mainstream, and it's great to see so many of these talented live comics returning to The Glee.
“We’re looking forward to welcoming audiences to see some quite exceptional shows that mix seasoned favourites with exciting new and cult names.”
In addition, The Glee Club’s established Best In Live Stand-Up Comedy shows - featuring four live comics handpicked from the top of the UK and International circuit every Saturday night - boast appearances by such familiar names as Lucy Porter, Let's Dance for Comic Relief winner Charlie Baker, Radio 4 favourite Tom Wrigglesworth, Edinburgh Comedy Award winner Phil Nichol and Kiwi Jarred Christmas.
Tickets for all the above shows are available now direct from http://www.glee.co.uk/oxford or by calling 0871 472 0400.
2011 Autumn Season - Comedy Tour Show Listings
Thursday 13 October
Comedy Tour Show
Hal Cruttenden
£12.00 | £10.00 NUS
Doors: 7.30pm
Thursday 20 October
Comedy Tour Show
Adam Hills: Mess Around
£12.00 | £8 NUS
Doors: 7.00pm
Thursday 27 October
Comedy Tour Show
Howard Marks
£15
Doors: 6.45pm
Sunday 30 October
Comedy Tour Show
Jimeoin: Lovely
£14.00 | £12.00 NUS
Doors: 7.00pm
Wednesday 26 October
Comedy Tour Show
Tommy Tiernan: Poot
£17.50 phone | £17.00 web | £16.00 NUS
Doors: 6.00pm
Wednesday 9 November
Comedy Tour Show
Daniel Sloss: The Joker
£12.00 | £10.00 NUS
Doors: 6.45pm
Wednesday 23 November
Comedy Tour Show
Craig Campbell: Live
£12.00
Doors: 6.45pm
