Sunday 9th October 2022
Doors: 6pm
Happy Hour: 6-7pm
Show: 7:30pm
Tickets: £5 +BF
Purchase your tickets here: https://skiddle.com/e/36179354
OK here’s the pitch:
MATT AND PHRED’S - Legendary Manchester nightspot, the jewel of the Northern Quarter, start and end of a thousand nights out.
STAND UP COMEDY - The greatest emerging art form of the last 50 years, the new rock and roll, speaking truth to power and nonsense to the people, ringing out with the sound of laughter in unison.
Put them together, and what do you get? The UK’s best up-and-coming comedians, riffing in a jazz club. No horns, no drums, no double bass, just great jokes.
HEADLINER: ALLYSON JUNE SMITH
A self-confessed “over-sharer”, any Allyson June Smith show inevitably serves up a potent observational cocktail of wit, bite and shame. Which means you’ll typically find her after the show, with a line of eager fans queued up to talk with her, to confess to her or to share some comically grisly detail from their own lives. Courageously self-deprecating, Allyson’s comedic gift is making every room, whatever the size, feel like an intimate group therapy session. That intimacy, that uncommon bond between audience and performer is at the heart of Allyson’s magic as a comedian. Like the most relatable actresses working today or your very best friend, she finds a way to connect with everyone in a room, be they from southeast Asia, the U.K. or North America.
“Simply one of the funniest comedians I’ve ever worked with,”praised Jason Manford, following a string of support dates.
Other A-listers Allyson has been called to share the stage with include Katherine Ryan, Stewart Francis, John Bishop, Stephen Merchant, and Samantha Bee (The Daily Show).
OPENER: ALEX CAMP
Coming off a successful Edinburgh Fringe run, this musical comedian is electrifying on stage; all the best elements of full rocking band, acoustic troubadour and stand up comedian rolled into one moustachioed man.
HOSTED BY: PHILL SUTTON
The Greggs Gatsby himself, Phill Sutton has become a stalwart of the Manchester comedy scene with his podcast "Sayin' Sutton" and being the founder member of Comedy Vault, Manchester's best open mic. His quirky scenes and madcap gags are perfect for the short attention spans of Generation Screen.
OTHER LEGENDS:
MICHAEL MANNION
KARL PORTER