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Sun 8th Jun 03
GuilFest Guilfest 2003 not one of the acts. This line-up is guaranteed to raise a laugh - enjoy!
Norman Lovett - 7:00pm
Stand up comedian and actor best known as 'Holly' in Red Dwarf BBC2 cult TV show. Other TV appearances include: The Young Ones, The Tube, Gordon the Gopher, Rab C Nesbitt, Lenny Henry Tonite, Later..With Jools Holland, Is It Bill Bailey, Eastenders etc.
"It's not an act - the man really is this funny" - The Scotsman
"A natural born comic .. his delivery is so deadpan, he makes Jack Dee seem like Ken Dodd... few could ever match his subtle skill" - Edinburgh Evening News
"Lovett turns aimlessness into an art. Max Wall, remember, once appeared in Waiting for Godot, and you can easily imagine Lovett following in his footsteps, big boots and all" - The Times
Neil Delamere - 6:30pm
Neil Delamere is fast becoming one of Ireland's hottest new comedy exports.
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| Andy Zaltzman |
Andy Zaltzman - 6:00pm
"Great natural comedic ability" - The Daily Telegraph
"A hilarious, topical romp through the complex choices we face in everyday life - Zaltzman leaves no political hot potato untouched. His acute historical perspective and incisive awareness of life's absurdities makes Zaltzman's act
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| Adrian Poynton |
Adrian Poynton 5:00pm (mc)
Dynamic stage presence and offbeat material with an open and gregarious manner.
"Quirky and fun" - Time Out
Paul Zerdin - 3:30pm
Long ago in 1996 Paul Zerdin was the first winner of ITV's Big Big Talent show. Now this talented and popular ventriloquist perfoms across the globe, including performing for Prince Charles at the Prince's Trust 21st
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"Zerdin is a fantastic ventriloquist - hugely entertaining, technically perfect and able to build a winning rapport with any audience" - Chortle online
"Hysterical - I hurt myself laughing" - Metro
Mark Felgate - 3:00pm
"...right on the funny-bone and his voice throwing talents are very original" - The Stage
"He's good....a mix of stand-up, silly voices, noises and verbal acrobatics" - Time Out
Alistair Barrie - 2:30pm
"Brilliantly funny" - The Guardian
"Barrie is a borderline sensation" - The Scotsman
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| Des Bishop |
"stand-up delivered with verve and style" - Chortle Online review.
Native New Yorker Des Bishop is one of Ireland's most popular comedians.
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| Mitch Benn |
"Mitch Benn is a big bloke with shoulder length bleached hair, carrying (God help us) a guitar. Calm down, sit back; within three bars of Benn's first song, you start laughing helplessly and really only get the occasional break till he goes off again. Benn's show is a mixture of comic songs (one of them begins "Oh no, he's got a guitar - he's a singing comedian and everybody knows how shit they all are") and rapid-fire jokes about beggars on the underground, Pringles crisps, getting married, and other eternal mysteries. Victoria Wood with a beard and a few more neuroses? Well-crafted, well-sung, his songs are just plain funny" - The Guardian
Keith Donnelly - 6:30pm
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| Jovanka Steele |
Jovanka Steele - 6:00pm
Blond, attractive and American - she has a lot of comedy hurdles to get over but her easy and approachable style gets cynical Brits on her side.
"A very very impressive act ... grace and charm and some excellent one-liners" - BBC Radio London
"piercingly smart observations" - Chortle Online review
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| Drew Barr |
"Hilarious and cheeky, the audience adored him." - Glasgow Evening Times
Looking like he'd be equally at home presenting 'Jazz Club', Drew Barr employs his effortless charm and charisma to great effect, instantly winning the audience over.
Jack Russell - 3:30pm
Stream-of-consciousness observations on anything from dog passports to the Glastonbury Festival to the latest political commentary, Jack's set is a wonderful mix of the physical and the cerebral, the profane and the profound.
"savage mimicry .... fantastic! At last someone doing political satire on the circuit again" - BBC Radio London
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Rhys Darby - 3:00pm
Rhys Darby does all his own stunts ... and special effects, and theme music, and about a dozen characters...
"sticks out in a funny crowd" - Evening Standard
"simply stunning" - The Herald
George Egg - 2:30pm
Simply daft might be a good description of his routine, but that's why it's so good.
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Adam Montgomery - 2:00pm (mc)
A strong stage presence a good audience rapport with shedloads of topical gags and some real groaners. A likeable and relaxed host back for another Guildfest session.
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| Dan Antopolski |
Dan Antopolski 6:30pm
2001 PERRIER AWARD NOMINEE
2000 PERRIER BEST NEWCOMER AWARD NOMINEE
2000 PERRIER AWARD NOMINEE
"Breathtaking stage presence makes even his having his pants on his head seem hilariously poetic." - The Independent
Nick Wilty - 6:00pm
Globe-trotting comic who's spellbinding travelling tales are
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Martin Davis - 5:30pm (mc)
"Like a Marmoset on speed, mc Davis specialises in small leaps, quick changes of direction and a lot of natter. His bony-fingered, red-nosed, animated-kneed presence is high comedy in itself, and then he opens his mouth. The London lad
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Rick Right - 4:00pm
Addy Bhorg - 3:30pm
"Bhorg has funny bones - this man was born to make people laugh." - Evening Standard
Steve Gribbin 2:30pm
"Steve Gribbin is a scabrous satirical comedy songsmith, firing from the hip and keeping you on the hop.
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| Keith Fields |
Keith Fields - 2:00pm (mc)
"See him for the way he handles an audience - he's fast (and) he's sharp - always entertaining" - Malcolm Hay, Time Out
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