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Midsummer Comedy Event - Harmon Leon & Friends
Inder Manocha, Emily McQuade, Sezar Alkassab, Victoria Howden, James Meakin
Presented by: The Poodle Club| 0 | LONDON: The Poodle Club |
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| P | Thursday 4th August, 2022 |
| N | 7:00pm |
Event information
Poodle Club is pleased to present a special midsummer event. International award-winning American Harmon Leon will be previewing his 2022 Edinburgh show, plus we'll be introducing you to five of the hottest comedy acts hand-picked for your enjoyment.
Please note: We are an intimate boutique comedy theatre bar, so PLEASE ARRIVE IN GOOD TIME to get drinks and be seated for the smooth running of the show and everyone's enjoyment. Seating is first-come first-served, so early arrival is recommended.
Fresh hot popcorn and snacks are available at the bar. We do not accept cash at the bar or box office, CARD PAYMENTS ONLY.
We have installed a new state-of-the-art ventilation system which delivers 500 litres of fresh air per second, making us one of the best ventilated small venues in the country. We do ask that if you are feeling unwell or test positive for Covid, please stay at home and we will be happy to reschedule your visit up to 3pm on the day of the show.
HARMON LEON: THE JOKES SAVED MY SOUL
NYC comedian Harmon Leon (VICE) – lives a double life. ‘On-Stage Harmon’ – is very confident and shows no fear. ‘Off-Stage Harmon’ has anxiety and feels awkward ordering a kabob at a takeaway. But the therapy that he has found to feel normal – is coming on stage and doing “The Jokes.”
A nod to Samuel Beckett’s Krapp’s Last Tape – Harmon dives deep into his love/hate relationship with the world of comedy, only to realize that ‘The Jokes’ saved his soul.
An Edinburgh veteran, Harmon has had sold out comedy shows around their world, including The Kennedy Center, Montreal’s Just for Laughs, and the Melbourne Comedy Festival.
“I was reminded of the way Spalding Gray would present his great work” NY Theater Guide
'Weird. Wildly original and completely incomprehensible' ***** (Age, Melbourne).
“Leon takes a risk with his comedy and audiences should too” ***** (Adelaide Advertiser)
“This was the kind of risky performance the Fringe is supposed to be about" (Rip It Up/Australia)
BIO
Harmon Leon has performed comedy around the world, including solo shows at the Kennedy Center, Edinburgh Festival, Montreal's Just For Laughs, Melbourne Comedy Festival, SF SketchFest, and the Upright Citizen’s Brigade.
Harmon is also the producer of the annual storytelling festival: StoryFest and the popular NYC shows: TALE: NYC’s Finest Storytelling, Joke-e-oke: Standup Comedy Karaoke, and The Muff: A Parody Show of The Moth.
He’s also appeared on This American Life, The Howard Stern Show, Last Call With Carson Daly, BBC World News, and the BBC Culture Show.
Harmon Leon is the author of eight books, the most recent is Tribespotting: Undercover Culture Stories.
His documentary films have appeared at The Sundance Film Festival, DOC NYC, Tribeca Film Festival, AFI Film Festival – as well as on Vanity Fair, The Atlantic, Daily Mail, and The New Yorker.
NYC comedian Harmon Leon lives a double life. ‘On-Stage Harmon’ shows no fear. ‘Off-Stage Harmon’ has anxiety ordering a kabob at a takeaway. The therapy he finds to feel normal is coming on stage and doing ‘The Jokes.’ A nod to Beckett’s Krapp’s Last Tape, Harmon dives deep and realizes that ‘The Jokes’ saved his soul. A festival hit worldwide.
