The Stand Comedy Club's Topical Panel Show Reaches It's 1st Birthday
Sod the Tories (And Have A Nice Week) is a topical
panel show with an unashamedly leftist anti-establishment USP.
The original show format was
devised by show host John Scott after he worked on a project with BBC North giving guidance in developing panel shows. The final outcome he fully
understands wouldn’t be of much use to the mainstream media but that was the
whole point of the project.
For around three years now John
had been writing stand up material of a dissident political nature that he knew
would never really work well on regular comedy club audiences. So he devised
the Sod the Tories show as an outlet for such ideas.
The show has run for a year now
and has a popular podcast which is hosted by northern comedy website Giggle
Beats.
Over that time John
has recruited the cream of North East comedy talent to work alongside him. Many
of the participants prior to taking part in the show had never considered
writing political comedy.
Later in August this year John
is doing a youth/young persons version of the show in cooperation with Newcastle’ Live Theatre company called #Mouthingoff.
Our host feels it’s vitally important
that shows of this nature should exist. It’s of his personal opinion that
comedy has become anodyne and toothless over recent years and this show is an
antidote to that.
Having grown up in a mining town
under Thatcher John never thought he would see a day where he would
live under a government that he felt was
worse than hers…until this despicable coalition came to power.
Outwith Sod the Tories…
John has received many plaudits as a solo and sketch
comedy performer. In 2012 he won £12,000 pounds at the Edinburgh Festival Take
The Mic competition. The biggest cash prize ever awarded at the Fringe.
Joining John on July 28th are Sarah Ledger, John Gibson, Lee Kyle, Nick Cranston and resident rapper Mr Stuart Robertson
PRESS.
“Among the Top 5 comedians
emerging from Scotland.” The Observer.
“Confidently told hilarious tales
of class-based woe, nothing missed the mark in a superb set where every story
was expertly crafted before being subverted with a killer punch line. After
practicing comedy for five arduous years, expect to see his name somewhere big
very soon.” The List.
“A genuinely gifted comedian.” The
Skinny.
Ticket Details:
Show dates. July 28, Aug 25, Sep 29, Oct 27, Nov
24.
Tickets £5/£3 conc. £3 Club members.
Venue: The Stand Newcastle, 31 High Bridge NE1 1EW
Show time. Doors 7.30 show 8.30
Web & Booking http://www.thestand.co.uk
Phone: 0844 693 3336
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