GRINSTOCK COMEDY - THURSDAY 21st APRIL 2022 @ THE CROWNE PLAZA FLEBRIDGE HOTEL - EAST GRINSTEAD

grinstock comedy - thursday 21ST march 2022 

@ the crowne plaza felbridge hotel - east grinstead

AFTER THE LAST TWO MONTH'S OF FILLED OUT SHOWS, FOR OUR RETURN AFTER TWO YEARS AWAY, WE'RE BACK WITH THE THIRD NIGHT, FROM THE SOUTH EAST'S LARGEST MONTHLY COMEDY CLUB (Well it was pre covid times) for our 13th season of providing award winning comedy to the masses.

 twice nominated for Comedy Club of the South two years running 

by National TV & Radio stations Absolute Radio & Dave TV.

Always guaranteed to be a line-up to rival even the biggest comedy clubs in the country and all on your doorstep for less than the price of a train ticket to London or Brighton.

THE ACTS PERFORMING ON THE NIGHT 

MC AARON TWITCHEN

• "Seriously talented. Hilarious, warm, energetic... the kind of new act that should have talent scouts excited" - The Skinny

• "Positive, fun, feel-good... Probably the best free fringe show I've seen" – Scotsgay

• “He is a flexible improviser, in tune with the spirit of live comedy" – Broadway Baby

Aaron has been making a name for himself in recent years. He is a stand-up comedian, actor and fantastically also a trained circus performer. He’s a regular on the circuit working for various independent promoters such as Hilary Bites, Eminent Banter, Ten Feet Tall, Funhouse, House of Stand Up, FAF, Hilarious, Can Comedy, Comedy Cow etc. He also does occasional work for Glee and Manfords.

He is a warm, friendly and confident MC and has been an MC for Juice Comedy, Laughing Horse, Comedy Cow and Glee RoughWorks. His ongoing solo show “Can’t Stop A Rainbow” made a mark the Edinburgh Fringe 2019, with his own brand of intelligent, bubbly and frank stand-up.

This year he has been touring as part of the (Back) On The Road Comedy Club.

Aaron runs his own podcast, A Matter of Pride, ‘a comedy education of gay history’. Recently Aaron has featured in Darren Harriot’s BBC Radio 4 Stand Up Podcast Red Label. He is also filming for an upcoming series with Pulped.

OPENER MATT REES

• "A properly original comedy mind" - The Guardian

• Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year

• Leicester Square Comedian of The Year

• Welsh Unsigned Act of The Year

• Nominated for Chortle Best Newcomer.

• “Comedian to watch" - The Times

• "A gem in the form of a laconic youngster with an instinctive comedic talent" - Metro

• Multi-award-winning Welsh comedian, Matt Rees, has generated a huge buzz on the circuit over the past few years with his unique brand of well-crafted gags and acerbic delivery earning him high praise from audiences and critics alike.

  The deadpan stand-up is a sober drunk and a couple of years ago he had to take a break from comedy to deal with his personal matters, but now he’s back and taking the comedy scene by storm once more. As well as starring in BBC3’s This Country and BBC’s Edinburgh Fringe Highlights, Matt has also recently recorded an episode of BBC2’s Stand Up at BBC Wales, Amazon’s Audible Presents and Stand Up For BBC Radio Wales.

  The rising star has won a whole host of awards including Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year, Leicester Square Comedian of The Year, Welsh Unsigned Act of The Year and Loaded LAFTAs, as well as being nominated for Chortle Best Newcomer.

  Matt works across the board of the top UK clubs, such as The Comedy Store, Glee Club and The 99 Club and has also performed at the leading comedy/music festivals such as Latitude, Reading, Leeds, Green Man and the fantastically off-beat Welsh festival, Machynlleth Comedy Fest. Also, Matt has provided tour support for the likes of Joe Lycett, John Robins, Elis James, Patrick Kielty as well as Tig Notaro.

         MIDDLE LATEEF LOVE JOY

• "Magnetic Stage Presence" Time Out

• "A charismatic comedy maestro" The Metro

• Nominee Best Comedian Pride Of Africa Awards

• Nominee BECA Awards Best Male Comedian

• Nominee Emerging Talent Screen Nation Awards

Lateef is an extremely gifted entertainer, who made his show business debut as a witty 12 year old on ITV's famous morning gameshow "Mousetrap". After that experience on the big screen he has never looked back. Not many performers can boast of having exceptional skills in all the main areas of the performing arts, lateef has these multi-faceted skills in abundance!

As an Actor he has trained at the legendary Young Actors Theatre and to date has work on a range of Feature Film, TV, Radio and Theatre projects, both in the UK and internationally, and has recently completed writing, starring, and producing has own comedy sketch show pilot "HeSaidSheSaid".

Lateef also has tremendous comedic talent and is one of the most unique and distinctive acts on the comedy circuit, and vastly gaining the reputation of becoming a force to to reckoned with, both on the Black, Mainstream, and International comedy circuits.  Lateef played to sold out shows at the Oude Luxor Theatre in Rotterdam and the Tuschinski Theatre in Amsterdam when he toured Holland and has featured in many of the UK's top comedy clubs and venues.

Always looking to explore his boundaries the past few  years have  been exceptional for lateef as he was made one of the faces of the Channel 4 Slash Music promotion that  generated heavy rotation on channel 4, E4, and Internet promotions, as well as playing the comedy creation "Father Kissmass" for Kiss 100's "All I Want For Kissmass"  successful radio promo in addition to being chosen as the official face of the ITV Hub and the commercial mascot for major energy brand U Switch as seen on TV and all major media platforms and already has over 4 million views on YouTube.

HEADLINER JULIAN DEANE

Tour Support for Paul Chowdry

• As seen on ‘The Russell Howard Hour’ (SKY)

• ‘Seriously good gags. Quick and sharply written lines’ -THE GUARDIAN

• ‘Assured and brilliant. Deane is a class apart’ - CHORTLE

Julian Deane is a talented stand-up comedian and has been wowing audiences across the country with his genius punch lines and perfect delivery. Julian has performed on The Russell Howard Hour (SKY) and supported Paul Chowdhry on his mammoth nationwide tour Live Innit, which included a sold-out Wembley arena date.

Deliciously twisted. a stream of seriously good gags. quick, sharply written and endlessly repeatable lines. - THE GUARDIAN

Assured and brilliant. Deane is a class apart. a master of hilarious twists and turns. - CHORTLE

It’s just a matter of time before Julian Deane gets a boost up the comedy rankings. His trick is to make you think you’re watching standard stand-up fare, then twisting expectations with sharp, original punchlines. - THE INDEPENDENT

It's set to be another packed out show, so grab them tickets quick before they're gone.