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Preview: Breast Cancer charity night with Gavin Webster.

Preview: Breast Cancer charity night with Gavin Webster.

Newcastle’s Hoochie Coochie lounge bar is to play host to a special evening of stand up in aid of breast cancer research.

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Preview: Royal National Lifeboat Institution Charity Night [Saturday 30th April]

Preview: Royal National Lifeboat Institution Charity Night [Saturday 30th April]

Another charity comedy night will be taking place in the North East.

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Preview: Comedy Showcase – The Jesmond Legion Club [Friday 22nd April]

Preview: Comedy Showcase – The Jesmond Legion Club [Friday 22nd April]

Five stand-ups will be showcasing their talents at The Mixer.

 Andrew Dipper

Review: The Laughing Horse Newcastle Heats (Sunday)

Review: The Laughing Horse Newcastle Heats (Sunday)

Andrew Dipper reviews Sunday’s Laughing Horse heat in Newcastle.

 Crystal Booth

Review: Adam Ethan Crowe, Sean Turner, George Zach, Kai Humphries & Dan Willis – North Shore, Sunderland

Review: Adam Ethan Crowe, Sean Turner, George Zach, Kai Humphries & Dan Willis – North Shore, Sunderland

Crystal Booth reviews The Grinning Idiot’s new night at North Shore.

 Jamie Stubbs

Review: The Wild Bunch New Act/Material Night – Walkabout, Middlesbrough

Hidden away in the upstairs function room of Middlesbrough’s Walkabout pub is a lovely little gig supporting new and local talent at low cost and high value for money.

 Fiona

Review: ‘I Don’t Get It’ Open Mic Night – The Mile, South Shields.

With Edinburgh festival beginning this week and most North East clubs taking a brief hiatus whilst the comedy world takes residence in Scotland, I decided to take advantage of one of the few comedy nights running in the North East this month, namely South Shields’ very own ‘I Don’t Get It’ night at the Mile End.