Millican to kick off Darlington Comedy Festival.
Sarah Millican
Sarah Millican will top the bill at a charity gala to launch the Darlington Comedy Festival next week.
Organiser Hilarity Bites is expecting to raise as much as £10,000 for local charities at the gala on July 2nd ahead of the month-long comedy festival in Darlington.
Hilarity Bites owner Neil Jollie said: “We’re unbelievably happy with the line-up that we’ve got on the night. In Sarah Millican we have the biggest selling female comedian of all time, but more than that, we have a local act that has been extremely supportive of us over the past few years.
“I think this is a brilliant way to mark the fifth birthday of Hilarity Bites as we welcome some old comedy friends, some new acts and also provide a great range of content, including shows for under 16’s and free shows to hopefully give new audiences the opportunity to experience live comedy.”
As well as Millican, the likes of Chris Ramsey, Hebburn creator Jason Cook and Pete Firman are all scheduled to appear as they preview their new Edinburgh shows. In all, over 50 stand ups will take part in 21 shows during the festival, with more than 5,000 visitors expected to attend in total.
The charity gala on Monday will be held at Darlington Civic Theatre and will raise funds for Daisy Chain, Butterwick Hospice Care, St Teresa’s Hospice and Darlington Association on Disability.
For more information on the gala and the rest of the Darlington Comedy Festival, visit: www.darlingtoncomedyfestival.co.uk or follow @DarloComedyFest on Twitter.
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Charity Opening Gala
Darlington Civic Theatre, Parkgate, Darlington
02/07/2012
Nick Doody, Matt Reed & MC Tiernan Douieb
Darlington Arts Centre, Vane Terrace, Darlington
06/07/2012
Comedy Club 4 Kids
Darlington Arts Centre, Vane Terrace, Darlington
07/07/2012
Martin Mor, Michael J Dolan & MC Tony Jameson
The Forum Music Centre, Borough Road, Darlington
07/07/2012
Ian D. Montfort & Andrew Ryan
Inside Out, Beaumont Street, Darlington
08/07/2012
Andrew Lawrence & Chris Stokes
The Hub, Gladstone Street, Darlington
09/07/2012
Steffen Peddie & Andy Fury
Tap & Spile, Bondgate, Darlington
10/07/2012
Dan Nightingale & Danny McLoughlin
Seen, Beaumont Street, Darlington
11/07/2012
Rob Deering & Ray Peacock
The Forum Music Centre, Borough Road, Darlington
12/07/2012
Pete Firman & Pete Johansson
Inside Out, Beaumont Street, Darlington
15/07/2012
Joe Lycett & Carl Hutchinson
Seen, Beaumont Street, Darlington
16/07/2012
Silky & Diane Spencer
Tap & Spile, Bondgate, Darlington
17/07/2012
Hilarity Bitesize, feat. Chris Martin
The Forum Music Centre, Borough Road, Darlington
18/07/2012
Patrick Monahan & Al Pitcher
The Hub, Gladstone Street, Darlington
20/07/2012
Hilarity Bites Special Event
Inside Out, Beaumont Street, Darlington
22/07/2012
Tom Deacon & The Noise Next Door
The Forum Music Centre, Borough Road, Darlington
23/07/2012
Phil Ellis’ Big Fat Comedy Quiz
The Hub, Gladstone Street, Darlington
24/07/2012
Best of Hilarity Bites New Act Competition
Seen, Beaumont Street, Darlington
25/07/2012
Celia Pacquola & The Ginge, The Geordie & The Geek
Inside Out, Beaumont Street, Darlington
26/07/2012
Chris Ramsey & Jason Cook
Inside Out, Beaumont Street, Darlington
29/07/2012
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