THE GOB AKIMBO COMEDY LOUNGE AT THE 2005 LUDLOW FESTIVAL

Brian Damage & Krysstal

Comperes for the week

Brian Damage & Krysstal

If 3 comedians a night is not enough, well, we have not one compere but a compering double act. Favourite's of all of our comics, Brian and Krysstal are well known on the circuit for their Edinburgh and London Club - Pear Shaped at Midnight.

Why not check out their web site by clicking on the picture to the left. (but not before you've picked your nights and booked your tickets)

Saturday 2nd July 2005

 Toby Hadoke, Helen Copley, Alfie Joey,

Peter Slater and John Warburton

Toby Hadoke returns to his home town once again with THE UNBROADCASTABLE RADIO SHOW. If last years sell out mixture of comment and satire is anything to go on you'll be purchasing your Gob Akimbo laughter reinforcement girdle and ticket early.

Toby has won THE LES DAWSON AWARD for services to comedy at the 2003 MANCHESTER COMEDY FESTIVAL beating Peter Kay, Johnny Vegas, Ken Dodd and Steve Coogan

Sunday 3rd July 2005

Jonny Morris

Matt Kirshen

Paul Sinha

Jonny returns by popular demand although we should point out he's not in anyway associated with penguins.

Paul is rumoured to be the only overweight Bengali GP working the comedy circuit, and his distinctive act has already taken him to Television.

Tuesday 5th July 2005

Open Mic Night - 9.00PM until Midnight

Josie Long

Open Mic Spot

Seymour Mace

For one night only the astounding Gob Akimbo Open Microphone spot returns. If you want a chance to try your luck at a bit of stand up call 01584 875362 for details of how to enter. Moral support will be provided by Brian Damage and Krysstal.

At 17 Josie won the 1999 BBC NEW COMEDY AWARD, if you saw her last year you'll know she's devastatingly daft. She's more tangential than an orange farm.

Seymour is a brilliant comedian, crackling with childish energy. A performer worth the admission price alone. Edinburgh Fringe 'Most Promising Act' Award-winner, and City life comedian of the Year 2003.

Wednesday 6th July 2005

Kevin Dewsbury

Shazia Mirza

Nick Revell

Since Kevin escaped to the mystic land of Huddersfield he has become a popular act and MC. The Evening Standard says he's "Lightning fast", we agree.

Shazia was Jongleurs Female Comedian of the Year in 2002, Best New act of London in 2001, regularly appears on television and gigs all over the world with an act that "Sticks the knife into political correctness with hilarious effect" (Evening Standard).

An almost permanent comic fixture at the BBC, Nick is so funny that he's been able to lavish his material on the likes of Dave Allen, Rory Bremner, Jasper Carrot, Bob Monkhouse and Michael Moore. Cripes!

Pam Ford

Doniert McFarlane

Patrick Monahan

Pam Ford knows how to use
skinless chicken breasts as bosom enhancers, she is a "larger than life, in yer face" comedienne and has appeared on "Take the Mic" and "Stand up Britain"

Doniert started stand up in November 2001, within a few months he reached the Laughing Horse Final 2002 and the BBC new comedy awards regional final. He has a stunning array of beautifully observed characters.

Patrick is back by popular dam and. This endearing and unstoppable Irish/Iranian/ Geordie is "a hybrid calamity with a comic pedigree that's all his own", "Full of excitability and genuine good humour, he greets the audience the way a sex-starved spaniel would greet a trouser leg."

Wil Hodgson

Joe Rowntree

James Sherwood

Wil, winner of PERRIER BEST NEWCOMER 2004 and Ch4 star, draws you deep into his complex world, including Care Bears, wrestling and Chippenham Skinheads. 'achingly funny... comedy gem' (Evening Standard).

Des Sharples

Zoe Lyons

Toby Caldwell

Des Sharples is a staple of the Manchester comedy scene and winner of Take The Mic 2001, he has appeared on Phoenix Nights. Chortle says "Sharples electrifies the room like a human Van der Graaf generator"

Zoe has won the Babysham Funny Woman Comedy Award. Time Out thinks she's "the best new comic I've seen for a long time"

"Rubber face", "Ash tray tongue", "Robo Cop", "Monkey boy", "Wolf man" is also known as Toby, a brilliant and unmissable physical comic capable of doing things with his body that science once thought impossible.