Comedy 2011

[GTG]

I'm sure somebody told me, or I read somewhere, that they are going for a full 9 hours a day of comedy this year. Can anyone point me in the direction of some confirmation of that?

[MrSimonW]

One of them there new fangled tweet things:

[GTG]

One of them there new fangled tweet things:

[seadragon]

I don't know if the comedy line up is open for suggestions but for something a bit different check out these guys, the Flabbergast Theatre Puppet Poker Pit http://www.wix.com/metalchimp/flabbergast

Their show is one of the most original and hilarious things I've seen in ages and would be great on the comedylne up or even perhaps in the library one morning?

[bikergroover]

Is there generally a good standard of comedy at EOTR ? I mean, I'm not expecting too many people I've heard of, but just wondering about the standard and also the general setup (when does it start/end etc.)

[GTG]

Is there generally a good standard of comedy at EOTR ? I mean, I'm not expecting too many people I've heard of, but just wondering about the standard and also the general setup (when does it start/end etc.)

[SweepingTheNation]

"The first 28... yes.... TWENTY EIGHT Comedians announced on Monday."

[GTG]

"The first 28... yes.... TWENTY EIGHT Comedians announced on Monday."

[shoebox]

I haven't got time for comedy as well as all the bands!

[wackojackohighcliffe]

Yeah, Milton Jones is unbelievable live - saw him last year at the tiniest joint - only about 200 people - just before he ended up going on Mock The Week and getting all famous and stuff. Was amazing.

[Fareham Grecian]

Yeah, Milton Jones is unbelievable live - saw him last year at the tiniest joint - only about 200 people - just before he ended up going on Mock The Week and getting all famous and stuff. Was amazing.

[wackojackohighcliffe]

You can say you've seen him at the 'tiniest' venue when you've seen him in an audience of 3. Me, my then wife and a friend of ours. Edinburgh 1996. Very very funny even for 3 people...

[bennyhana22]

I guess I'm quite excited about today's announcement. Didn't see any comedy in '09 - stopped by by the pavilion, but it looked very small and cramped, with the artists kind of wandering around the floor-seated audience...all a wee bit 'amateur', dare I say it? I think I've read that they are changing the venue for comedy thus year, is that right? Presumably, with a considerably bigger emphasis on this side of things it'll be a bigger set up. So, yeah, could be good. I really enjoyed a bit of cinema last time I was at EoTR so a bit of diversity expansion, to give EoTR more of a full-festival-feel should be welcome.

But what about further music announcements. I know that EoTR has tweeted re: 'a few more bands' but, looking at numbers so far announced, the Local to fill it's bill etc, do we think that we're pretty much done for 'name' bands? Or is there still room and precedent in previous years for 'significant' acts yet to be announced, given the way the poster looks so far? Is the fact that there already is an early edition of the poster evidence that in fact that pretty much is it as far as well-known bands is concerned?

Ben

Edited April 4, 2011 by bennyhana22

[shoebox]

Yeah, hard for me to really get excited about the comedy stage. I only tended to pop along early morning as it tended to kick off before the bands started.

They've just announced who's playing and the names aren't familiar to me. Apart from Jim Bob from Carter that is. I'll probably try and catch him if there's no clashes. Assuming he's going to be reading from his book, Storage Stories, which is well worth a read. It's very funny.

Can't see there being many more bands announced outside of the Local and Unsigned ones. Not big names anyway. But you never know.

[shoebox]

Here's the list by the way:

Simon Munnery, Robin Ince, Phil Kay, Tony Law, The Balconettes, Mark Allen's Humble Quest For Universal Genius, Terry Saunders, Jim Bob (Carter USM), Abandoman, Tom Bell, Sarah Bennetto, Dave Hill's Explosion (NYC), James Sherwood, Adrian Poynton, James Dowdeswell, Liam Mullone, Jo Neary, Helen Arney, Pappy's, Matthew Crosby, Tom Parry, Luke Roberts, Nadia Kamil, Steve Hall, Yianni Agisilaou, Gavin Osborn, Storytellers' Club, Book Club, plus more tba!

[Banana Co]

Here's the list by the way:

Simon Munnery, Robin Ince, Phil Kay, Tony Law, The Balconettes, Mark Allen's Humble Quest For Universal Genius, Terry Saunders, Jim Bob (Carter USM), Abandoman, Tom Bell, Sarah Bennetto, Dave Hill's Explosion (NYC), James Sherwood, Adrian Poynton, James Dowdeswell, Liam Mullone, Jo Neary, Helen Arney, Pappy's, Matthew Crosby, Tom Parry, Luke Roberts, Nadia Kamil, Steve Hall, Yianni Agisilaou, Gavin Osborn, Storytellers' Club, Book Club, plus more tba!

[geofelgie]

Yes Ben,

"Comedy is set to expand into its own tented venue, with a massive 9 hours of comedy a day to choose from, including late night shows."

Can't imagine I'll be seeing much, what with wanting to see about 2/3rds of the musical line-up!

[wackojackohighcliffe]

It seems to be a case of quantity,not quality. None of the comedians that haven't been before are particularly interesting.

[GTG]

Here's the list by the way:

Simon Munnery, Robin Ince, Phil Kay, Tony Law, The Balconettes, Mark Allen's Humble Quest For Universal Genius, Terry Saunders, Jim Bob (Carter USM), Abandoman, Tom Bell, Sarah Bennetto, Dave Hill's Explosion (NYC), James Sherwood, Adrian Poynton, James Dowdeswell, Liam Mullone, Jo Neary, Helen Arney, Pappy's, Matthew Crosby, Tom Parry, Luke Roberts, Nadia Kamil, Steve Hall, Yianni Agisilaou, Gavin Osborn, Storytellers' Club, Book Club, plus more tba!

[SweepingTheNation]

It seems to be a case of quantity,not quality. None of the comedians that haven't been before are particularly interesting.