Abi Roberts & Milo McCabe 26th April 7.30pm, £3.50
Abi Roberts:
Abi Roberts and her big hair exploded onto the stand-up comedy scene in 2011, after a number of years as a singer, session vocalist and cabaret performer.
She has been dubbed by critics as “Brilliant, funny and charming. True comedy genius” – James Mullinger, Comedy Editor, GQ Magazine; “Very funny, rapid-fire, infectious humour…unstoppable and triumphant… takes down target after target (New Statesman); “Raucous and incredibly funny” (Daily Telegraph); as “Fast-paced, high-octane comedy with brilliant routines…entertaining throughout and leaves everybody wanting more” – Gigglebeats….co.uk; “…a master impersonator” (Edinburgh’s Three Weeks) and by UK Comedy website Chortle as “Truly and hysterically funny , Roberts has definitely got the comedy moves. She does it all with genuine charm and character, with big laughs. She has an imposing range of talents and her impressions are, well, impressive. She really is more than just a stand-up”.
Abi Roberts:
Abi Roberts and her big hair exploded onto the stand-up comedy scene in 2011, after a number of years as a singer, session vocalist and cabaret performer.
She has been dubbed by critics as “Brilliant, funny and charming. True comedy genius” – James Mullinger, Comedy Editor, GQ Magazine; “Very funny, rapid-fire, infectious humour…unstoppable and triumphant… takes down target after target (New Statesman); “Raucous and incredibly funny” (Daily Telegraph); as “Fast-paced, high-octane comedy with brilliant routines…entertaining throughout and leaves everybody wanting more” – Gigglebeats….co.uk; “…a master impersonator” (Edinburgh’s Three Weeks) and by UK Comedy website Chortle as “Truly and hysterically funny , Roberts has definitely got the comedy moves. She does it all with genuine charm and character, with big laughs. She has an imposing range of talents and her impressions are, well, impressive. She really is more than just a stand-up”.
Awards
Abi was a Finalist in the prestigious Harrogate Comedy Festival 2012 Comedian of the Year, a Finalist in the Comedy Store’s Costa Light competition in 2011 and she is a previous winner of the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School’s sought-after Peter Ackermann Comedy Award – an award for outstanding comedy performances, awarded annually by Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. In 2014, she was awarded the Basher Award (Scottish Radio Award) for best concept show for MUSICAL CID at the Edinburgh Fringe.
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Milo McCabe:
Milo McCabe is a character comedian based in the UK who performs at clubs such as The Comedy Store, Glee, Jongleurs, and pretty much everywhere else. This is primarily as his alter-ego ‘Philberto’, a Portuguese reality TV show contestant. Regularly headlining, he also has the rare ability to MC in character as Philberto or any other of his characters… Nobbo Johnson, the ex Aussie Rules star turned art critic, Tyson Moon, son of 70’s Irish Comedy legend Kenny Moon, Anthony Sixsmith, a new-age healing drummer who uses bongo therapy to cure the ills of one and all or Q10, the ex-Grimsby fish docks worker turned Scrabble champion.
Tickets booked online must be collected 15mins before showtime. Cash tickets are available for 30 mins at the box office.
Over 18’s only, limited access for people with disabilities, no admittance for latecomers.
Tickets booked online must be collected 15mins before showtime. Cash tickets are available for 30 mins at the box office. Over 18’s only, limited access for people with disabilities, no admittance for latecomers.
Book tickets online