Northeast Music Guide

CHRIS RAMSEY COMES TO BARNARD CASTLE Sitcom star will bring his latest show to the Parish Hall for one night only Following a sell-out tour of the UK , Hebburn star Chris Ramsey comes to Barnard Castle for one night only.  Ramsey, who played lead Jack Pearson in the hit BBC 2 sitcom, will head to the intimate Parish Hall on Thursday 14 August for a special performance of his latest show, The Most Dangerous Man On Saturday Morning Television. The event, organised by Funny Way To Be Comedy Club , comes just two days before Ramsey takes the show to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe for a limited, eight-night run. Peter Dixon, of Funny Way To Be, said: “If I’d been told four years ago when we set up Funny Way To Be Comedy that one of the country’s top comics would ask to perform in Barnard Castle a couple of days before a major run at the world’s leading comedy festival I would not have believed it.  “This is an incredible opportunity to see a leading theatre show i...

RUSSELL KANE COMES TO TOWN TV star brings work-in-progress show to Barnard Castle Join award-winning comedian Russell Kane as he tries out material ahead of a national tour in 2015. In his first ever appearance in Barnard Castle , Kane will play the newly-refurbished Witham Hall on Saturday 7 June for Funny Way To Be Comedy Club . This is your chance to see the host of BBC Three’s Live At The Electric in an intimate setting, back on stage, doing what he does best. Peter Dixon, of Funny Way To Be Comedy Club, said: "We are delighted to have Russell Kane perform for us as he prepares for his next show.  “I was thrilled when Russell got in touch himself having heard good things about our previous shows.  “The evening is going to be an intimate experience and a great chance for his fans in the North East to see him in a much smaller venue than he usually performs in." Winner of the Edinburgh Comedy Award in 2010 and the Barry Award the following year , ...

RUSSELL HOWARD: WONDERBOX   TV star brings work-in-progress show to Barnard Castle Join Russell Howard, one of the UK’s funniest and most successful comedians, as he tries out material for his sold-out arena tour, Wonderbox . In his first ever appearance in Barnard Castle, the TV star will play the newly-refurbished Witham Hall on Saturday 9 November for Funny Way To Be Comedy Club . This is your chance to see the star and creator of the award-winning hit TV show, Russell Howard’s Good News , in an intimate setting; back on stage, on top of the world, doing what he does best. Following his show in Barnard Castle, Russell embarks on his first tour for three years and a show which looks set to be the hottest ticket of 2014. His 2011 sell-out UK tour included three sold out dates at London’s O2. Peter Dixon, of Funny Way To Be Comedy Club, said: "I am thrilled that in preparation for his first live tour in three years Russell Howard has ask...