Comedy
Comedians on the Run
Stroll down East Street and North Street in BS3 this evening and you’ll be greeted with gales of laughter echoing from various of its venues – not to mention some exhilarated and slightly hunted-looking comedians dashing from one place to the next. Yes, folks, Bedminster hosts its second Comedians on the Run event.
The first Comedians on the Run, back in April 2015, saw Bedminster’s restaurants, cafes and pubs echoing with laughter as 30 comedians (including eventual winner Louis Burgess, pictured), moving between venues, battled it out to play 15 selected venues. Organised by the Bedminster Town Team, Sadie Fleming and Mark Venus Music, the diverse collection of comedians included well-known local names such as Jo Cooksley, Bristol 24/7’s own Martin Pilgrim and Tim Goodings.
For CotR#2 the idea is, as in the previous incarnation, for 20 local (ish) comedians to play 15-20 Bedminster venues in one night, each comic performing a five- to ten-minute set in each venue. Host venues confirmed so far include The Steam Crane and The Old Bookshop, Southbank Club, Tobacco Factory, Viva La Mexicana and Grounded. The night’s winner will get £200 and a paid opening spot with longtime Bristol comedian George Rigden, and there’s £50 for the runner-up.
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This year’s performer lineup is as impressive as its predecessor’s. Already inked in is Riordan Deehan Jackson, a recent winner at both the Gloucester Comedy Festival New Act competition and the Bristol heat of the Chortle Student Comedy Award. Elsewhere, Cardiff’s Chris Chopping is a familiar name on the local comedy circuit, having, while Costas Lukaris was a semi-finalist in the 2015 Welsh Unsigned Standup Award and finalist at last year’s 2016 Gloucester Comedy Festival new act competition.
7-9.30pm. For more info, visit www.facebook.com/events/162136344299666
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