MONKEY BUSINESS
COMEDY CLUB
Multi Award-Winning
ALETIA UPSTAIRS
Delivers a potent set with resonant clarity and a biting intent aligned with her stage persona, which is both formidable and wry.” – Ben Walters (The Scotsman)“Aletia gave a great performance full of passion and humour. The audience loved it.” ✭✭✭✭✭ – Patrick Harrington (Counter Culture)“Challenging and courageous. This lady in red shines like a newborn star.” – Kevin Short (International Times)“A Queer Love Of Dix is a quality piece of theatre and performance art…a well-crafted script and beautifully sung songs…a performance of mastery.” ✭✭✭✭✭ – Mark Calvert (Mumble)“Aletia Upstairs, a spectacular performance artist and scholar…masterly construct…skilful intermediacy.” ✭✭✭✭✭ – James O’Brien (Edinburgh Festival.org)“Important and inspirational work; The words, and songs,are spoken and sung with such thought-provoking purity and love.” – Kevin Short (International Times)“One of those little Edinburgh Fringe gems — Upstairs is joyful, sulky, sexy and seductive as Mata Hari. Do go and see this if you can.” ✭✭✭✭✭ – Carrie Gooch (ScotsGay)“A strong performance that includes attractive and evocative singing.” ✭✭✭✭ – Theatre Guide London“Strong, melodic and dramatic delivery…Evocatively punctuates the narrative with songs.” – The Stage“She can write, she understands the use of irony.” – BPM Magazine“Knows how to own a stage…her style was refreshing, moody and beautiful.” – The South African“Aletia was mind-blowing.” – Live Jam TV“She has an earthy, raw voice with a lot of potential and honest emotion. Her down-tempo songs are her true strength.” – London Music Blog
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VERY SPECIAL GUEST
India’s most intelligent comedian screenwriter of the Bollywood films hilarious stand up comedian
Multi Award winning
ANUVAB PAL
The New York Times calls Anuvab Pal ‘India’s most intelligent comedian’. The BBC calls him India’s answer to British wit. His stand-up comedy special The Nation Wants To Know, has played over 500 sold out shows from Mumbai to Sydney to San Francisco. His current show, Empire, a comedy show based on the history of the British Empire in India, has played in 12 cities worldwide and been called “Spectacular” by CNN and “A laugh riot with brilliant ideas” by NDTV. Anuvab is the only Indian stand-up comedian after Russel Peters to sell out The Gotham Comedy Club in New York in record time. He’s also the only Indian comedian invited to perform at Harvard University. Times of India lists him among India’s top 5 English speaking comedians, having played over 750 shows and sold out houses across India, the Middle East, Singapore, Hong Kong, San Francisco, South by Southwest Austin Texas, Laugh Boston, New York.Anuvab is turning his attention towards the UK, he has been a regular at the London Comedy Store but is now looking to share his observations on the British influence of India and absurdities thereof to a wider British audience. In 2016,
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Award winning impressionist and comedian
JOSEPH WILSON
Very good…Funny stuff coupled with good impressions “- DON WARD, THE COMEDY STORE “Fabulous! A great act!”- NOEL FAULKNER, THE COMEDY CAFE Joseph Wilson started his multi-talented career at the age of 18 with aplomb and has flourished into a comedic force to be reckoned with. A stand up comedian, actor, voice over artist, a television warm up and a writer, Joseph has carved out an impressive CV. Joseph is a likeable stand up and impressionist who’s energetic, physical and improvised style has been wowing audiences from Britain, Holland, Israel, France & USA
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Award winning comedy magician
CAMPBELL GLAZIER
Campbell is one of the UK's leading comedy magician and is frequently seen across the comedy circuit as well as fringes and festivals all over the UK.He has written, directed and starred in 2 successful full length shows and has developed special effects for stage productions as a magical consultant.He is also a sought after host and is often at Dabbers Social Bingo as well as corporate events and is known for using the audience throughout his presenting.His accolades include: - 'A Star In The Making' - Daily Sport - **** So Bloody Good It's Annoying (Radio Faversham) - Runner Up (Made in Kent) - Runner Up (Battle of the Wits) - Finalist (New Act Of The Year) Campbell is also a regular star on the cabaret scene and is regularly seen in London and Brighton. He brings a more dark and twisted performance to these nights. He also displays a comedy (and sometimes dangerous) juggling routine which remains a crowd pleaser
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MC MARTIN BESSERMAN
Doors 7.00 pm Showtime 8.00 pm
SPECIAL OFFER
Pre show Special meal deal
Any fire oven pizza or pasta + side dish only £10.00 served from 7pm
Drinks at normal pub prices
2 4 1 cocktails before 8pm
For info Tel 07932 338203