Friday 31st October at 7.30pm
CENTRAL COMEDY CLUB with LAUGHING HORSE COMEDY& Open Mic

The Laughing Horse Comedy team return with a new line up to entertain and amuse you. We can guarantee a hilarious evening of comedy and laughter with this lot.

Compere Kevin McCarron

Liam Mullone launched his comedy career in October 2002, quickly winning the respect of promoters in and around London with an act which, according to veteran comic Bob Mills, is based around "not really understanding how the world works".
He reached the final stages of several major competitions and appeared on ITV's Take The Mike and the BBC New Talent Awards showcase on BBC Three.
Just 10 months after first setting foot on a stage he was spotted by Avalon and joined their Comedy Network team for Autumn 2003. He is now performing all over the UK.

His act relies on his sharp, florid way with words and surreal flights of intellectual fancy that are belied by a faltering, perplexed style.

Based in London, he spent most of his life in Hong Kong, where his schooldays were made difficult by his being "the only punk on the colony'.
His father was head of the Leicestershire vice squad and his mother the leader of a fundamentalist Christian movement, both of which have coloured his take on life. These days he speaks eloquently on his key subjects of religion, prostitutes, stuffed toys, Leicestershire and chaffinches, and is really only doing this to get a book published.
He works for The Times, and writes obituaries and travel stories as a freelance writer.

"A clear sign that the cult of laddism may be fading. Mullone deserves credit for shoehorning Victor Hugo and Matisse into his surreal act… will hit the bigtime."
Bruce Desau, London Evening Standard

"Could just be the funniest man in Camden today"  Camden Chronicle

"Imran Yusuf hits the stage with incredible energy and purpose. His riffs are hilarious and his choice of targets is evidence that he's a comic that has something to say."
Mark Breslin, CEO of Yuk Yuk’s International Stand-Up Comedy, Canada

“Imran is something I’ve never ever seen before… he almost rapped his gig… it had the rhythm of a rap. I’ve never ever, ever seen anyone’s delivery
like that.”  - Adam Bloom, BBC Radio 7

 “Gangling around the stage, all elbows and knees, ripping into himself in street slang. We were helpless with laughter - so many great gags in such a short time. We've never seen anything like it. He's a proper original who could really go places” -  Roar With Laughter

“Now we were nearly at the interval, and with audience energy visibly sliding, Imran Yusuf made up for it with an explosive performance, using the whole stage, prowling, striding, stretching his long, spare frame to compel the attention. With a delivery like gunfire, and a gaze that raked the auditorium like a lighthouse beam, I thought he might have been placed for dynamism alone, never mind the harsh-voiced comedy that embraced terrorism, dinosaur impressions and a demolition of US hypocrisy. Not a comfortable viewing, but definitely exhilarating.”
Julia Chamberlain, Hackney Empire New Act of The Year Final 2008

“Whippet-thin Imran Yusuf is almost cartoon-like in his physicality, prancing nimbly round the stage, striking clownish poses and gurning comically when it’s called for. It’s a tour-de-force delivery, full of infectious vigour and life.”
Chortle 2008

“…sets a cracking pace with an impressive, rhythmic delivery you can’t help but get swept along with.”

“…this fast-talking young spitfire wins hands-down. He is a genuinely refreshing voice, not defined solely by his faith, but a typical urban hybrid – as much informed by street culture and modern Britain as he is by his ethnic background. On top of that, he’s an instinctively funny man, whose rap-influenced patter comes as an invigorating blast of fresh air through any gig.”
Chortle 2005

Nathaniel Tapley has written for Parsons and Naylor's Pullout Sections and Newsrevue, and in 2006 won Radio 2's Imagine competition with his play, My Lighthouse.

As a stand-up, he was a finalist in the 2008 Laughing Horse new act competition

Nat Luurtsema Not even 12 months on the comedy circuit, and already a comedian with a distinctive voice who's wowing audiences up and down the country. She has a strange detachment from her material, which is an endearing combination of overly detailed observations and inventive, slightly surreal ideas.
 "strikingly original, a talent for dry, off-the-wall wit" Chortle .

www.laughinghorse.co.uk

TICKETS: £10 full, £7 concessions

Friday 14th November at 7.30pm

MOTHS ATE MY DOCTOR WHO SCARF

Get out from behind that sofa and get aboard Toby Hadoke's TARDIS on a trip through time - charting the rise, fall and rise again of a television legend. This delightful family-friendly comedy show is a personal, satirical and razor sharp odyssey from child to man, through obsession, joy and disappointment.

This award winning comedian's show is a must for anyone who's ever had a passion for anything. An intimate knowledge of Doctor Who is not required, although a disdain for the BNP, football hooligans and Hollyoaks would be useful.

"Utterly hysterical look into the life of someone for whom sci-fi has made the world a better place. Hadoke does an expert job in spreading a bit of the Doctor's joy to his audience." British Theatre Guide

"Like the new generation of Doctor Who, Hadoke's show has the capacity to wrong-foot you with its emotional kick." The Times

"This heartfelt rites of passage memoir does for Daleks and Cybermen what Fever pitch did for football" The Guardian

Running time: 1 hour 40 minutes

www.mothsate.com

TICKETS: £10 full, £9 concessions, £7 children & students

Friday 21st November at 7.30pm
CENTRAL COMEDY CLUB with LAUGHING HORSE COMEDY & Open Mic

This is your last chance to laugh your socks off at Central Studio with stand up comedy until the New Year. Don't miss out on this rip-roaring evening with more high quality hilarity.

Compere Mike Manera

Debra Jane Appelby Winner - Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year 2005 Winner - Funny Women Comedy Awards 2005 Semi-Finalist - C4's So You Think You're Funny 2004

"...intelligent and original..." Leicester Mercury

"...magical spontaneous quality..."
Shane Allen, Commissioning Editor, Comedy Channel 4

Winner of both The Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year and Funny Women Comedy Award in 2005, Debra Jane Appelby is fast becoming one of the most popular comedians on the circuit. Currently recording for the BBC and Paramount Comedy and with interest from Channel 4, Debra-Jane Appelby is making her mark on both the comedy circuit and the broadcast industry.

"had that magical spontaneous quality to her comedy, delivering funny material with all the charisma of a Peter Kay. She has true funny bones and oozed laughs from her every line and her every look - one to keep a close eye on in our never ending search for comedy stars of tomorrow." Shane Allen, Commissioning Editor of Comedy at Channel 4, Judge at Leicester Comedy Festival Final

“Liz Carr is a stand-up who can barely stand up, so from her motorised wheelchair delivers a set revolving around her disability and reactions to it – an entirely understandable obsession. She’s got bags of attitude – provocatively referring to herself as a ‘crip’, for instance – and a confidence in her delivery, even if the quality of the material is variable. But, to put it bluntly, she’s got one hell of an angle, and the right approach to talking about it. Compared to that, polishing the gags should only be a matter of time.”
Steve Bennett,Chortle

“It's hard to pick out a star, but for me Liz Carr was the real star in the making. Coming on in a wheelchair, she did more for disability rights than the Paralympics and Christopher Reeve put together.”
Review of Sheila's Wheels Funny Women in Latest 7 (May 2006)

“Wheelchair-user Liz Carr has highly original material and delivered the best line of the night: ‘Disabled is the new black.’”
The Stage

Tim Rosenthal “Manages the energy of a room with the instincts of a pro” - Steve Bennett,
Chortle

“I have already stolen some of Tom Rosenthal's great one-liners for dinner
parties, best-man speeches and funeral eulogies. You'll want to do the
same.” - Stephen Merchant

Donald Mack. He has a new car; it won't break down this time!

Six foot one and a big Black bundle of comedy fun. Donald Mack is one of the
new generation of Black stand-up comedians. Old enough to know better, but
young enough to not give a shit! Donald Mack is a unique comedian. He
balances his material between his "Old Skool" roots and his "Nu Skool"
attitudes. This means that anything (well almost) and anybody is up for
ridicule including the Mack Daddy himself.

Donald's love of comedy harks back to the 60s and 70s when he first saw
Morecambe & Wise live. Donald's comedy heroes includes the late giants but
he has also been inspired by the likes of Tommy Cooper, Red Foxx, Richard
Pryor, Eddie Murphy, Robin Williams and Bill Hicks amongst others, so expect
a cheeky chap who keeps his hard-hitting material as real as can be.

Donald turned to performing comedy full-time this year. However, for the
past 5 years he has been meandering around the UK, performing in every sort
of watering hole and comedy venue that man (or woman) can conceive, whilst
dealing with four children, three mums, two day jobs and a mortgage.

Donald may be cuddly and lovable, but he's also hard-hitting, uses explicit
language (sometimes) and explicit material (all of the time) and a bloody
good laugh to boot. With Donald, be it social, political, sexual or surreal
it's going to be damn funny. His unique take on life and our perceptions is
fuelled by his dual belief that "Shit happens" and "So what!"

Born of Jamaican parents, Donald describes himself as a six foot one bundle
of comedy fun. The truth is he looks more like a Bouncer. He attempts to
foster charm, wit and stylish good looks. He only achieves two out of three
because you can't change nature without a good plastic surgeon.

www.laughinghorse.co.uk

TICKETS: £10 full, £7 concessions