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Purity
is available at
these Festival venues:
· The Glee Club · Electric Cinema · mac birmingham · The Victoria
· Old Joint Stock Pub & Theatre · Kitchen Garden Cafe · The Hare
and Hounds · The Red Lion · The Jekyll & Hyde · The Patrick Kavanagh
· New Alexandra Theatre
Welcome
Birmingham Comedy Festival 2001-2011: Celebrating a decade of top comedy
Yes! Birmingham's
near legendary comedy festival returns for a gut-busting anniversary year
to laugh in the face of the global recession with another guffaw-inducing
line-up of quality stand-up comedy, film, theatre, visual arts, cabaret,
music, magic and much more. You want entertaining? You got it!
11
Oct 2011: Look
out for Boris Nicoli at Birmingham
FoodFest on Saturday afternoon. Andrew Bird (Thu) has been
cancelled. Contact The Electric for full refund.
6
Oct 2011: The Boy
With Tape On His Face will now also be appearing at The Glee
Club with PhilNichol and Lucy Porter on Friday
14 October 2011. Read interviews with The Boy, Hal Cruttenden, Stephen Merchant,
Steve Day, Patrick Monahan and Rosie Wilby in this week's Birmingham
Post; Hal and Pat in BrumNotes; and Stephen Merchant in Midlands
WhatsOn.
5
Oct 2011: Catch
a free screening of monster/ comedy classic Abbott
& Costello Meet Frankenstein (12 Oct) courtesy of Juniper
Film Club. Watch the trailer.
From
26 Sept 2011: Listen
out on Kate Lawler's Kerrang! Radio show from 3pm for your
chance to win some amazing festival prizes every day over the week,
including tickets, DVDs, exclusive Purity Brewing goodies, meet-and-greets
and much much more! www.kerrangradio.co.uk
18
Sept 2011: New
show! Rhod Gilbert's mate and Show Me The Funny finalist,
Dan Mitchell at The Red Lion
on Friday 7 October.
10
Sept 2011: New
show! Aaaaaaaaagh! It's the Monster
Stand up Show featuring Masai Graham & Harriet Dyer,
and it's free! If you're at ArtsFest, check out the Birmingham
comedy stall!
Previous
News:
6
Sept 11: New
shows at The Electric: Show Me The Funny runner-up (and Leamington
lad) Stuart Goldsmith
and Andrew Bird.
2
Sept 11: If you're
going to the ace Moseley Folk Festival this weekend, look
out for our brochures in the merch' tent. More details of both Half
A Dog shows added: ...Friends
and 2 Half An Hours.
25
Aug 2011: Patrick
Monahan wins ITV1's Show Me The Funny.
24
Aug 2011: New
addition, and another musical act: Richard
Digance (12 Oct); Shazia Mirza'll be joining the
bill for Barbara Nice and Gals.
23
Aug 2011: The
festival appears in the Guardian's 'best cultural events for
autumn 2011' list. They say: "This year's do has everything...."
We say YEH! 22
Aug 2011: Look
out for the brilliant Patrick Monahan on ITV's live Show
Me The Funny final on Thursday night, and (hopefully) catch
him live at the Old
Joint Stock in the festival on 11 Oct.
21
Aug 2011: Jack
Whitehall's sold out! 17
Aug 2011: The full 2011 festival
line up is officially announced .. and we're very excited by it
all! Woo-hoo! July
2011: Those festival dates for our 10th anniversary year
are Friday 7 to Sunday 16 October 2011. July
2011:Purity Brewing Co. are officially our lead
sponsor - for the second year - while we're also pleased to welcome
back The Ticket Factory, who are also supporting the festival
for a second year in a row. See Sponsors
for details