The Brewhouse Theatre and Arts Centre,

Coal Orchard,

Taunton,

Somerset,

TA1 1JL

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September 6th

MARK RESTUCCIA

has recently appeared in BBC3's The Wall in a sketch called 'The Mugging' which he wrote and performed in himself.

He is one third of Sketch writing/performing outfit 'Knock2bag' who came runners up in the Myspace Trident Comedy Awards 2008 and were quoted by the judges as:

'Absolutely Brilliant' - Sarah Farrell, Head of Comedy at Paramount

'They look great, they're professional, i'd hire these guys tomorrow' - John Lloyd

'Knock2Bag are as prolific as they are hilarious, producing some of the simplest but most effective sketches on the web.' - Myspace Comedy

'You could understand why Mark Restuccia was headlining, he had the verve and confidence of a seasoned pro' - Steve Bennett (Chortle)

'His act was like a Royal toilet - always polished but often filthy' - Channel4.com Comedy Police

YARIV PERILMUTER

TIM RIVETT

MC: BOBBY CARROLL

"A rare find...Fresh, funny, keen observations about sex and relationships... deserves bigger audiences" Kate Copstick, The Scotsman

September 13th

DAVE DYNAMITE

After a short spell as an underpant model for Freemans catalogue, Dave Dynamite turned his hand to freedom fighting in Columbia. As a mercinary Dave or the ‘ Butcher of Croydon’ as he was known, found he had a gift for telling jokes.

Forced to resign from his career as a bus driver after an incident involving a llama, him dressed in a giant chicken outfit with a huge strap on, was captured on the buses cctv.

Dave has set his sights on the Edinburgh Festival. Wound up like a ticking alarm clock, prepare yourself for 20 minutes of vein throbbing anger and utter stupidity which will be forced down your throat like a cocktail on a club 18-30’s holiday.

ALEX PARTRIDGE

JEFF HUDSON

ALEX MARION

September 27th

MERYL O ROURKE

Meryl has been storming the UK, Irish, New York and Barcelona comedy circuits for 10 years; thrilling, delighting and disturbing people on the subjects of
rice, ovaries, breasts and dead TV chefs.

She has recently done 20s at clubs including The Comedy Store, Banana Cabaret and Hampstead Comedy Club. I performed in the Jack Dee show at the Comedy Store and was picked by Karen Koren to appear in her "Midnight Show" at The Gilded Balloon for the run of the Edinburgh Festival. A stong 20-40 minute act who has also performed at corporate gigs, MCed ladies nights and hosted a number of pop concerts for approx 13,000 people!

She is also an accomplished broadcaster currently appearing monthly on Radio 4 with comedy series "The Hysterical Method Of Conception". This self
written self performed serial appears as part of the Woman's Hour strand and you can hear all the episodes on www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/womanshour .

Previously she has been nominated for a prestigious Sony Radio Academy Award 2003 (along with Johnny Vegas, Jonathan Ross and Mark Lamarr). and was nominated for Best Breakfast Show (against Terry Wogan) I have also presented on TV appearing in the pilot, and many editions of Liquid News for BBC.

"Meryl O'Rourke can find the disturbing side of everything!" Eastmagazine

"Fantastic" Jonathan Ross

"The best female comic on the circuit, so good you don't have to put her on in the middle!" Ian Cognito

"Meryl O'Rourke is f****** brilliant" Manchester Comedy Forum (I'm not a coward it's just some people's email accounts won't allow F****** swearing!)

"I'd rather see Meryl than any film" James Christopher, film critic The Times

"Probably one of the best comics I've seen on the circuit. Her material effortlessly glides through frivolous and weighty topics. All of which is delivered in an uber honest and cynically upbeat way." Chortle

JASON MANLY

LINUS LEE

ADAM WILLIAMS

MC:SIMON LILLEY

October 4th

JIM GRANT

Regular guest presenter for Sky TV

Stand Up Britain ITV,

Personality Driven AUDI CHANNEL

“A very witty and knowledgeable presenter” Sky TV Feb 08

"Very, very funny headliner" BBC Radio, Carrie Cooper, June 2007

‘Jim certainly has enormous presence, combined with a razor wit, means he’s

perfect for compering’

East Magazine Feb 2003

‘Sparky regular compere, Jim is a master of getting the crowd going.’

Herald March 2003

‘Very funny and a highly competent MC’

Source Magazine Feb 2004

ALEX MAPLE

"Amazing... one of the most inventive new acts I've seen" - Adam Bloom

Anglo-Asian stand-up comedian Alex Maple gigs throughout London and the UK using intelligent one-liners, jokes and word play as well as acute observations drawn from his English-Islamic upbringing.

"Raw talent ...punchy gags" – The List

"You can’t fail to giggle" – Ed Fest Magazine

October 18th

KEVIN SHEPHERD

“Kevin Shepherd packed the next 20 or so minutes with as many jokes as some comedians manage in an hour. He switched between anecdotal and punchline based humour with ease, and left us eager for more." - BBC Lincolnshire.

"Cuts a confident and assured figure." - Chortle.

Tv Credits include a regular guest presenter for Sky Television and has a cult fllowing his podcasts.

October 25th

ASHLEY FRIEZE

an infectiously joyous style of delivery and a collection of ludicrous tips and observations, Ashley's self-effacing manner on stage quickly brings an audience to a state of merriment and then keeps them there.

"His 'Emopop' take-off of the Coldplay/Travis zombification of music was hilarious." Teesonline

"Controlled bursts of energy" Pure Space

"Walking on stage with guitar in hand, Ashley Frieze's overly tight trousers aid him in his soprano comedic songs." Karen Slater, BBC Tees

"Certainly knew how to raise the big laughs" Edinburgh Evening News