Review: The Lumberjacks, York Barbican, last Friday

1:03pm Monday 20th May 2013

AFTER a 15-year break since their first appearance at the Edinburgh Fringe, The Lumberjacks are back with a vengeance.

Peacock & Gamble, Hyena Lounge Comedy Club, City Screen, York, May 19

2:11pm Thursday 16th May 2013

PEACOCK & Gamble are booked in for a Didn’t Want To Be On Telly Anyway tour date at City Screen on Sunday night.

Alex Boardman, Hyena Lounge Comedy Club, City Screen, York, May 18

2:10pm Thursday 16th May 2013

ALEX Boardman has written material for Jason Manford, John Bishop, James Cordon and even BBC1’s A Question Of Sport. He has been doing his own stand-up shows for nigh on 20 years too, next stop York’s Hyena Lounge Comedy Club this weekend.

The Lumberjacks, York Barbican, May 17

2:01pm Thursday 16th May 2013

MEET The Lumberjacks, a triple-decker of Canadian stand-up comedians playing a trio of Yorkshire gigs this week. Stewart Francis, Glenn Wool and Craig Campbell kick off at Hull City Hall tonight at 7.30pm, followed by York Barbican at 8pm tomorrow and Leeds City Varieties at 7.30pm on Saturday.

Julian Clary: Position Vacant, Apply Within, Grand Opera House, York, May 26

Julian Clary picks a husband in his new show coming to the Swan

2:00pm Thursday 16th May 2013

DO you remember master of camp and Celebrity Big Brother winner Julian Clary once tripping up and crashing to the Grand Opera House stage floor in York?

Review: Sean Lock, Purple Van Man Tour, York Barbican last Sunday and May 28

Sean Lock is at the St George's Hall in Bradford

6:37pm Monday 13th May 2013

WHAT is a purple van man? One who uses purple prose, but as it turns out can be as industrial in his mother tongue as white van man.

Russell Kane, Pocklington Arts Centre, August 6

Russell Kane

12:25pm Thursday 9th May 2013

RUSSELL Kane, star of BBC3’s Unzipped, will return to Pocklington Arts Centre on August 6 for a preview of his 2013 Edinburgh Fringe show, Smallness.

Eddie Izzard, Sheffield Motorpoint Arena, May 10

Eddie Izzard is coming to Wembley Arena

12:24pm Thursday 9th May 2013

EDDIE Izzard brings his Force Majeure world tour to Sheffield Motorpoint Arena tomorrow night. Force Majeure – French for “superior force, chance occurrence or unavoidable accent” – is billed as “the most extensive comedy tour ever”.

Norman Lovett, The Duchess, York, May 16

Norman Lovett

12:23pm Thursday 9th May 2013

COMEDY legend Norman Lovett will be the star name at C69 Comedy’s launch night in York on May 16.

Sean Lock, Purple Van Man Tour, York Barbican, May 12 and May 28

Sean Lock is at the St George's Hall in Bradford

11:57am Thursday 9th May 2013

STAND-UP comedian Sean Lock will park his purple van not once but twice this month at York Barbican.

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