Gascony Laughs
Stand up comedy in Gascony
Gascony Laughs produces English language comedy shows in Southwest France featuring headliners from the UK, Ireland, Scotland and other English speaking countries.
November 20th – Moncrabeau – Salle de Fêtes
Apéros 18.30h Show 19.30h
Tickets €20
Addy van der Borgh
Addy van der Borgh is a great performer of highly acclaimed and original material, an ability noticed immediately by the BBC when he appeared on the ‘Stand-up Show’ on BBC1 after only one year as a comedian. He has subsequently appeared on ‘The World Stands Up’, ‘Jongleurs Live’ and ‘Live at the Comedy Store’ for Comedy Central, and the BBC3 series from Steve Coogan’s Baby Cow Productions, ‘Brain Candy’. He has also written and co-presented twenty episodes of ‘TV Meltdown’ for Sky 1 with Kirsty Gallacher (2004 / 2005), has acted in a number of voiceovers for radio and television and has appeared on many radio shows includingmultiple appearances on the legendary ‘Loose Ends’ on Radio 4.
Addy was the only British comic invited to appear in the Twentieth Century Fox Comedy Showcase in Los Angeles and was subsequently signed to the Hollywood agents Paradigm, and he recently played the starring role of ‘Jack Watson’ in his first film, ‘Little Things’.
‘Brilliant natural clown’ Daniel Kitson in The Daily Telegraph
‘van der Borgh can reel off cracking gags and compete with the best freestylers such as Ross Noble.’Evening Standard.
Mark Maier
Multi award winning writer and comedian Mark Maier, is a highly sought after performer on both the national and international comedy circuits.
Recent professional highlights include two series of ‘Trapped’ for BBC Radio 4 – a show both written and performed by Mark (with a third series already penned), ‘Inner Voices of Men’ an Alan Bennett style talking heads series for BBC R4 and ‘Object Lessons’ – the radio adaptation of his hit 2004 Edinburgh show.
Mark’s many television appearances include; The Stand Up Show (BBC1), Dating The Enemy (ITV), Bring Me The Head of Light Entertainment, (CH5), Five’s Company (CH5), The World Stands Up (Paramount Comedy), Comedy Rules (SKY) & Live At Jongleurs (LWT). As an actor he appeared in Rory Bremner, Who Else? (CH4) and recently filmed an episode of My Hero (BBC 1).
“A multi-talented, mercurial comedian” – The Independent
Host and Producer
Andy Valvur began his comedy career in San Francisco’s legendary comedy clubs The Holy City Zoo and The Other Cafe. He has performed all around the world in comedy clubs like the Comedy Store in Sydney, the IMPROV in New York, The Comedy Store in Los Angeles, Stand-Up Antwerp and the Comedy Cafe in Amsterdam.
As seats are limited advance bookings are recommended. To make a reservation drop an email to: [email protected].
Doors open 18.30h, show at 19.30h. To reserve seats contact us at [email protected]