One-Man Star Wars Trilogy
Tuesday 15th July
8pm
F:£9 C:£7
Canadian actor Charles Ross spent much of his childhood in a galaxy far, far away, watching Star Wars videos over - and over - and over again. The result of this misspent youth is his hilarious show, One-Man Star Wars™ Trilogy, where he single-handedly plays all the characters, sings the music, flies the ships, fights the battles and condenses the plots into just sixty minutes!
Now returning to the UK due to public demand, whether you’re a committed Star Wars fan or simply want to enjoy a fast-paced, side-splitting evening that’s out of this world, make sure you don’t miss this show!
"A delight for fans… but there’s enough here to satisfy casual observers too.” – The Independent
“It’s a joy… quite brilliant.” - Daily Telegraph
“Funnier than you could possibly imagine!” – Spin Magazine
www.onemanstarwars.com
One Man Star Wars™ Trilogy performed with permission of Lucasfilm Ltd. All ‘Star Wars’ elements property of Lucasfilm Ltd. All rights reserved.
Seating for this event is unallocated. To reserve a table for groups of 10 or more please contact ARC Box Office (Please note tables may not always be available for reservation.)
Catch 22 Comedy Club
For ages 16+
Friday 25th July
8pm
F:£8
Great comics from around the globe, a cosy cabaret-style venue, a fully licensed bar and a warm, friendly and up-for it crowd!
And we are delighted to announce that crowd favourites Jason Cook and Matthew Reed will once again be your hosts for the season.
Is this the best night out in town? We certainly think so!
Catch 22 is now selling out on a regular basis, so please buy your tickets well in advance in order to avoid disappointment.
Please note - some of our comics can be a bit close to the bone, so this night is definitely not for the easily offended. You have been warned…
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NEW LINE UP NOW FEATURING PHOENIX NIGHTS STAR JUSTIN MOORHOUSE!
Facebook? Myspace? Bebo?
Justin doesn’t want any new friends. Actually, he needs to drop a few. In his brand new show for 2008, Justin is on a mission to discover his five true friends. His band of brothers. His nana once said you are truly blessed if you can count your friends on the fingers of one hand. She also said cats were magic and that Ken Dodd was her ex-boyfriend but that was when she was a bit older.
So join Justin as he explores his address book and begins to purge.
Who goes, who stays…he decides.
As well as starring in two series of the award winning ‘Phoenix Nights’, Justin has made numerous TV appearances including ‘8 out of 10 Cats’ and ‘Shameless’ (Ch4).
Early in his career he supported Jimmy Carr and Peter Kay before going on to earn a nomination for ‘Best Comedy Performance’ at the prestigious Manchester Evening News Theatre Awards with his first solo show. Following last year’s Edinburgh festival debut, Justin toured the UK to sell-out audiences and critical acclaim and had a show commissioned by Radio Four. His daily radio show on Manchester’s Key 103 has been nominated for two Sony Awards and he’s just completed filming on Ken Loach’s new film so is all set to hit the big screen in the autumn.
Catch him while you still can!
Its 2 years since Dan played ARC, and after a standing ovation (mainly from the ladies!) we thought it was bloody high time we got him back, and he’ll be previewing his new Edinburgh show.
One of the circuit’s brightest stars. Hugely funny, often raucous, sometimes poignant, always vivacious. This is stand-up not restricted by laboured themes or scripts, its just Dan doing what he does best.
Seating for this event is unallocated. To reserve a table for groups of 10 or more please contact ARC Box Office (Please note tables may not always be available for reservation.)
ARC in the Park presents Catch 22 Comedy Club featuring Dominic Holland
This event takes place in Preston Park, Stockton
Friday 22nd August
8pm
F:£10
Arc in the Park is back! This year we have more of the same fantastic entertainment that saw you all flock to our lovely Circus Tent in Preston Park. Don’t forget we have a fully licensed bar on site, with all this going on why would you go anywhere else?!
Catch 22 Comedy Club in the Park featuring Dominic Holland
Our first ever Catch 22 in the Park welcomes stand up comedy stalwart Dominic Howard. The Guardian said he’s “a comedian who makes you feel glad to be alive”, which is reason enough for anyone want to see him.
Catch 22 Comedy Club
Featuring Al Pitcher, Danny Deegan and MC Matt Reed
Friday 29th August
8pm
F:£8
Great comics from around the globe, a cosy cabaret-style venue, a fully licensed bar and a warm, friendly and up-for it crowd!
And we are delighted to announce that crowd favourites Jason Cook and Matthew Reed will once again be your hosts for the season.
Is this the best night out in town? We certainly think so!
Catch 22 is now selling out on a regular basis, so please buy your tickets well in advance in order to avoid disappointment.
Please note - some of our comics can be a bit close to the bone, so this night is definitely not for the easily offended. You have been warned…
For ages 16+
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Al Pitcher is unique, a star in the making; a genius. Why do people keep saying these things about him? We think it’s because he makes them laugh lots including the people at Montreal, New Zealand and Melbourne comedy festivals! Danny Deegan is a skilful raconteur and there’s something of the Dave Gorman with him. It’s his over earnest examination of such a ridiculous, pointless time-waster of a subject. The inventiveness in the set-up, and a couple of neat twists, also add to the quality.
MC Matt Reed will guide you through the night’s proceedings and we’ll have a newer act on in the middle.
Seating for this event is unallocated. To reserve a table for groups of 10 or more please contact ARC Box Office (Please note tables may not always be available for reservation.)
4 Poofs and a Piano
More Hairdressers Than Barber Shop
Tuesday 16th September
8pm
F:£14.50
4 Poofs and a Piano have become a household name thanks to their appearance on the hugely popular, award winning Friday Night With Jonathan Ross.
In this, their first national tour, the boys are promising an eclectic mix of song and dance, from jaunty re-workings of classic covers to their own comic observations of life in the noughties.
‘There could be 5 Poofs and 2 pianos soon’ - Elton John
Seating for this event is unallocated.
Jeff Green
Saturday 20th September
8pm
F:£13
Award winning comedian Jeff Green has established himself as one of the most popular comics working in the UK today. Jeff’s razor-sharp observations combined with an abundant natural charm have marked him out as one of the brightest talents of the British comedy scene.
‘Cynically funny, cutely silly’ The Times
Seating for this event is unallocated.
Catch 22 Comedy Club
Featuring John Gordillo, Seymour Mace and MC Jason Cook
Friday 26th September
8pm
F:£8
Great comics from around the globe, a cosy cabaret-style venue, a fully licensed bar and a warm, friendly and up-for it crowd!
And we are delighted to announce that crowd favourites Jason Cook and Matthew Reed will once again be your hosts for the season.
Is this the best night out in town? We certainly think so!
Catch 22 is now selling out on a regular basis, so please buy your tickets well in advance in order to avoid disappointment.
Please note - some of our comics can be a bit close to the bone, so this night is definitely not for the easily offended. You have been warned…
For ages 16+
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John Gordillo is back on the international circuit after a few years hiatus and he hasn’t lost any of his punch. With a canon of intelligent, provocative material, he picks away obliquely and relentlessly at his subjects to find fresh jokes, taking comedy away from tried-and-tested formula into more unexpected terrain - yet always aware that cleverness comes a clear second to funniness.
Seymour Mace for the comedy connoisseur will be no stranger. A main character(s) in Johnny Vegas’ “Ideal” Seymour played twins ‘Craig’ & ‘Steve’. He still regularly gigs on the UK circuit having won City Life Comedian of the Year in 2003 and Best Breakthrough Act at the North West Comedy Awards in 2004.
MC Jason Cook is your host for the evening and a fresh face in the middle section will split the night up nicely.
Seating for this event is unallocated. To reserve a table for groups of 10 or more please contact ARC Box Office (Please note tables may not always be available for reservation.)
Jim Jeffries
Saturday 11th October
9pm
F:£12.50
Jim Jeffries, the controversial Aussie stand-up, returns triumphant to Stockton with a brand new show, ‘Hammered’, at ARC.
Jim succeeds with jokes that most comedians wouldn't touch. With an ability to both charm and offend the crowd in equal measure, he is regarded as comedy’s fastest rising young star. His brash confrontational style has made him one of the most sought after comics on the world stage, radio and TV Screens.
Over the last year Jim had recorded his first live DVD, signed a development deal for his own TV show and hosted the American NME Awards in Los Angeles. So is his luck changing and does he care? Not really, he’d prefer to just hang out with you and get hammered.
“…Jim Jeffries is a great comic, who could one day be a Great Comic…” THE TIMES ****
Seating for this event is unallocated.
Catch 22 Comedy Club
Featuring Greg Cook, Henning When and MC Jason Cook
Friday 31st October
8pm
F:£8
Great comics from around the globe, a cosy cabaret-style venue, a fully licensed bar and a warm, friendly and up-for it crowd!
And we are delighted to announce that crowd favourites Jason Cook and Matthew Reed will once again be your hosts for the season.
Is this the best night out in town? We certainly think so!
Catch 22 is now selling out on a regular basis, so please buy your tickets well in advance in order to avoid disappointment.
Please note - some of our comics can be a bit close to the bone, so this night is definitely not for the easily offended. You have been warned…
For ages 16+
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Greg Cook is a gruff working class comedian who cuts an unforgettable figure. Looking at him, you wouldn’t believe he used to be a lawyer. ‘Law and comedy is essentially the same gig,’ says Greg, ‘telling lies for money. But this way I don’t have to wear a tie.’
Support comes from The German Comedy Ambassador to The United Kingdom, Henning When. This is not the easiest of jobs because the Germans allegedly do not have a sense of humour. Henning does not find that funny. Expect a deconstructed look at comedy in true German style, Henning’s attention to even the minutest detail takes you to anally retentive and beyond. Brilliant.
MC Jason Cook returns and as always, we support new comedy in the middle section with a new act.
Seating for this event is unallocated. To reserve a table for groups of 10 or more please contact ARC Box Office (Please note tables may not always be available for reservation.)
FlimFlam with Pete Firman
Friday 7th November
8pm
F:£12 C:£10
Star of Channel 4’s ‘Dirty Tricks’ and Five’s ‘Monkey Magic’ Pete Firman brings his unique brand of anarchic magic and off-beat comedy to ARC following his critically-acclaimed run at the Edinburgh Festival. Fresh from Montreal’s prestigious ‘Just For Laughs’ international festival, ITV1’s ‘Saturday Live Again’ and sell-out national dates, expect the unexpected in this jaw-dropping all-new show!
Part-magician, part-comedian… All FlimFlam.
‘The MySpace generation’s Tommy Cooper…you’d have to be clinically brain-dead not to be impressed’ – The Scotsman
‘Gob-smackingly talented’ – Metro
‘Definitely hot property’ – The List
http://www.petefirman.co.uk/default.asp
Ed Byrne 'Different Class'
presented by Phil McIntyre Entertainment by arrangement with Vivienne Smith Management
Thursday 13th November
8pm
F:£15
Half toff, half pikey... All comic!
Comedy favourite returns with a blisteringly funny new one man show about marriage, class, the youth of today and anything else that strikes him as humorous. It hard to say any more than that as this blurb had to be written in April when the new show was barely taking shape. He might end up doing an hour about going to the Opera for all I know. Oh, no he's done that.
www.edbyrne.com
“His wit won deafening cheers and feet stomping” The Guardian
“Jokes come so fast that hecklers don’t have a chance to get a word in edgeways” The Times
“A comedian with everything going for him, Ed Byrne has all the attributes to upgrade to the big time…see him” The Independent
“In complete rapport with his capacity audience” The Scotsman
“The audience went into rapture and insisted on an encore” Time Out
This is a Ten Feet Tall event
Catch 22 Comedy Club
Featuring Tony Law, Vince Atta and MC Jason Cook
Friday 28th November
8pm
F:£8
Great comics from around the globe, a cosy cabaret-style venue, a fully licensed bar and a warm, friendly and up-for it crowd!
And we are delighted to announce that crowd favourites Jason Cook and Matthew Reed will once again be your hosts for the season.
Is this the best night out in town? We certainly think so!
Catch 22 is now selling out on a regular basis, so please buy your tickets well in advance in order to avoid disappointment.
Please note - some of our comics can be a bit close to the bone, so this night is definitely not for the easily offended. You have been warned…
For ages 16+
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Headline act is Anthony Johnston Aethelwulf Sulla Law, or as we know him…Tony Law. “Imagine if Harry Potter was a Canadian non wizard in his mid thirties who writes very funny jokes with his big hands. That’s Tony Law” Sean Lock.
Support for the night comes in the shape of Vince Atta. Some say it’s wonderful, we find it odd that Vince manages to include students, Spanish horses in a kitchen, psychotic London ex-girlfriends, pointless racial pride and the advantages of an alcoholic mother in his set.
Jason Cook returns for his 3rd gig on the trot and a fresh face makes up the middle section.
Seating for this event is unallocated. To reserve a table for groups of 10 or more please contact ARC Box Office (Please note tables may not always be available for reservation.)
The Scottish Falsetto Puppet Theatre Christmas Special
Saturday 29th November
8pm
F:£5
The comedy stars of stage, screen and YouTube are here to entertain you with songs, sketches, socks and violence. Incudes all of Charles Dickens Christmas Carol (slightly abridged), plus lots of seasonal nonsense plus the best of their most popular comedy stuff.
"A hoot" - The Scotsman
"Utterly irresistible" - The Stage
“Hilarious... The Abbott & Costello of the sock world” - Time Out
www.myspace.com/scottishfalsetto
Seating for this event is unallocated. To reserve a table for groups of 10 or more please contact ARC Box Office (Please note tables may not always be available for reservation.)
Jason Manford
presented by Ten Feet Tall and Phil McIntyre Entertainments
Saturday 6th December
8pm
F:£14 C:£12
The multi-award winning Comedian and star of ‘8 Out of 10 Cats’, ‘Live at the Apollo’, and ‘XFM’, embarks on his first live national tour with this exciting and hilarious show, that will have audiences begging for more.
‘Deserves a cult following’ Scotsman
‘Very funny’ Peter Kay
‘Hilarious’ Johnny Vegas
‘Engaging and witty’ Sunday Times
Seating for this event is unallocated.
Catch 22 Comedy Club Christmas Special
Featuring Craig Campbell, Markus Birdman, Michael Dolan and MC Dave Longley
Friday 19th December
8pm
F:£10
Great comics from around the globe, a cosy cabaret-style venue, a fully licensed bar and a warm, friendly and up-for it crowd!
And we are delighted to announce that crowd favourites Jason Cook and Matthew Reed will once again be your hosts for the season.
Is this the best night out in town? We certainly think so!
Catch 22 is now selling out on a regular basis, so please buy your tickets well in advance in order to avoid disappointment.
Please note - some of our comics can be a bit close to the bone, so this night is definitely not for the easily offended. You have been warned…
For ages 16+
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Craig Campbell is without doubt one of the best stand ups in the UK at the moment. A familiar face from the Paramount Comedy Channel, Craig has played every festival in the world and stormed them all. “A supremely confident, gifted comic” The New Zealand Herald
Supporting Craig is another highly rated comedian. Crowd favourite Markus Birdman is no stranger to Arc, so we’ve got him back due to popular demand.
Dave Longley will be your MC for the night and filling the middle spot will be ace newcomer, Michael Dolan.
Seating for this event is unallocated. To reserve a table for groups of 10 or more please contact ARC Box Office (Please note tables may not always be available for reservation.)