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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 Kane “Smallness”  Northern Stage  06/11/13     Stage One was packed full of a variety of comedy and theatre fans as support act Steve Bugeja took to the stage. Here described the life of a 23 year old from Manchester who still goes with his Mum for the ‘big shop’. He ran off a big list of why he was special – including how he went on a lads holiday to Magaluf and managed to finish 8 books. A significant part of the routine explored the linguistic usefulness of swear words.   Russell Kane burst onto the stage to a loud fanfare and continued to bounce around the wide stage for nearly 90 minutes with his amusing blend of observations and stories.  Initially he waxed lyrically about the North East,  their accent and the usual Northern Stage audience. After warming the large crowd up he reflected upon how the British love smallness, from avoiding the glance of other people to avoiding meeting people more than once on holiday. This trait...