The Grinning Idiot Comedy Club Listings 2011

The Grinning Idiot Comedy Club

The Grinning Idiot are seeing some big changes in 2011 – along with their regular established nights they’re moving into some seriously sizeable venues. Newcastle’s premier comedy club is soon becoming the North East’s largest in terms of their regular venue capacities with stalwart clubs such as Stanley’s Lamplight and Washington’s Arts Centre being accompanied by new venues like Newcastle’s vast Tyne Theatre, the South Shields Customs House and the newly refurbished Whitley Bay Playhouse among other legendary theatre spaces across the region. Spring 2011 sees big names acts such as Tom Stade, Jason Cook, Chris Ramsey, Jo Caulfield and Alun Cochrane appearing at the club along with a whole host of top local acts and up and coming comedians. Here are their listings:

Newcastle – Corner House.
Friday 4th February – Mick Ferry, Nathan Caton, TBC & MC John Smith
Friday 18th March – Sol Bernstien, Jo Caulfield, TBC & MC John Smith
Friday 1st April – Martin ‘Bigpig’ Mor, Chris Ramesy, TBC & MC John Smith

Newcastle – St. Dominic’s
Saturday 2nd April – Martin ‘Bigpig’ Mor, Chris Ramsey, TBC & MC John Smith

Newcastle – Tyne Theatre
Saturday 5th February – Alun Cochrane, Mick Ferry, Nathan Caton & MC Alfie Joey
Saturday 19th March – Jo Caulfield, Sol Bernstien, TBC & MC Alfie Joey

Newcastle – Live Theatre
Sunday 20th March – Jo Caulfield, Sol Bernstien, TBC & MC John Smith

Sunderland – The Barnes
Saturday 5th February – Mick Ferry, Nathan Caton, TBC & MC Dan Willis
Saturday 6th March  – Line Up TBC
Saturday 2nd April – Chris Ramsey, Martin ‘Bigpig’ Mor, TBC & MC TBC

South Shields – Customs House
Saturday 26th February – Simon Donald, Gavin Webster, Chris Ramsey & MC Alfie Joey
Saturday 30th April – Jason Cook, Simon Donald, Carl Hutchinson & MC TBC

Whitley Bay – Playhouse
Friday 18th February – Tom Stade, Gavin Webster, Norman Lovett & MC Alfie Joey

Stanley – Lamplight
Saturday 19th February – Tom Stade, Gavin Webster, TBC & MC John Smith

Washington – Washington Arts Centre
Friday 4th February – Alun Cochrane, Mick Ferry, TBC & MC Dan Willis
Friday 1st April – Chris Ramsey, Martin ‘Bigpig’ Mor, TBC & MC TBC

Tickets for all shows are available here for £10 or £12 on the door of the venue. More information on all of The Grinning Idiot’s shows can be found on their website below.

http://www.thegrinningidiot.com