Andrew Dipper

Review: Sam Gore, Katie Mulgrew, Kiri Pritchard McLean, John Purvis & Tony Jameson – Flix Movie Cafe, Hartlepool

Review: Sam Gore, Katie Mulgrew, Kiri Pritchard McLean, John Purvis & Tony Jameson – Flix Movie Cafe, Hartlepool

Andrew Dipper reviews this one.

 Giggle Beats

Preview: Childreach Charity Comedy Night

Preview: Childreach Charity Comedy Night

Four university students have organised a comedy night at the North Terrace in Newcastle.

 Simon Moore

Review: Phil Ellis, Ben van der Velde, Gavin Webster, Mr Drayton, Sam Gore & Tony Jameson – The Bridge Hotel, Newcastle.

Review: Phil Ellis, Ben van der Velde, Gavin Webster, Mr Drayton, Sam Gore & Tony Jameson  – The Bridge Hotel, Newcastle.

The upstairs room of the Bridge Hotel is home to one of Newcastle’s most intimate comedy nights. The monthly Laughing Penguin has clocked up two years, and this birthday gig packed out the room, with punters standing in the doorway and sitting on the window sills. All this despite the attractions of Arsenal making their […]

 Andrew Dipper

Remaining Resolute

Remaining Resolute

What was your New Year’s resolution for 2011? Leave a comment on this article if you’d like to tell us.

 Daniel Schwendener

Review: Stu And Garry, Richard Gadd, John Whale, Tommy Reid, James Kirk & Tony Jameson – The Bridge Hotel, Newcastle

Review: Stu And Garry, Richard Gadd, John Whale, Tommy Reid, James Kirk & Tony Jameson – The Bridge Hotel, Newcastle

Dan Schwendener reviews The Laughing Penguin’s Christmas special.

 Daniel Schwendener

Preview: The Laughing Penguin’s Christmas Special

Preview: The Laughing Penguin’s Christmas Special

This Wednesday (15th). Be there.

 Andrew Dipper

Review: Split Festival 2010

With six local comedians sandwiched between a selection of top Northern musicians, you could be forgiven for suggesting the comedy on show at Split Festival this year was merely a token gesture by festival organisers. Thankfully, though, the performing comics didn’t feel like an irrelevance whilst on stage, with a few thousand people crowding around Stage Two on Saturday to see MC Tony Jameson, Sunderland’s own Nick Cranston, Tom Tolson and headliner Steffen Peddie.

 Andrew Dipper

Review: Tony Jameson, Andy Wolton, Nick Cranston (Late Night Laughs) – Espionage, Edinburgh.

Review: Tony Jameson, Andy Wolton, Nick Cranston (Late Night Laughs) – Espionage, Edinburgh.

Presented by The Laughing Penguin comedy club in Newcastle, Late Night Laughs is a lively show from North East based comics Tony Jameson, Andy Wolton and Nick Cranston.