OUTSIDE THE BOX COMEDY CLUB - 21ST MARCH - STOCKPORT GARRICK

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GAVIN WEBSTER - Gavin is an award winning and legendary comedian from the North East of England. After making his modest debut in a pub in Gateshead in February 1993, on the same bill as Ross Noble he’s done over seven thousand gigs performing all over the world including Abu Dhabi, Australia, Hong Kong, Dubai, Bahrain, Qatar, Singapore & Malaysia.
Famed and respected by his peers for his uncompromising and unusual approach and distinctly original routines, he now boasts a large cult following round the country. Gavin has also supported some of the biggest household names on tour including Kevin Bridges, Alexi Sayle, Lee Evans, Jack Dee and Phill Jupitus.
In 2014, he was named UK Circuit Comedian of the Year, as voted for by fellow professional comedians online.
He has also become a cult hero at the Edinburgh Fringe having performed an amazing ten solos shows over his career including his 2011 show All Young People are Cunts which was positively reviewed by the British Comedy Guide. In 2012 he returned to the Edinburgh Fringe with a new stand-up show Bill Hicks Wasn’t Very Good. His 2014 show was called Controversial Title in Order to Sell Tickets whilst his 2016 show was entitled Jesus Christ Is A Window Cleaner Now.
His television work includes Never Mind The Buzzcocks (BBC2), The Stand-up Show (BBC1), Does Doug Know (Channel 4), Take The Mike (ITV), The Regionnaires (Tyne Tees), The Eleven O Clock show (Channel 4), The Comedy Store, Comedy Blue (Comedy Central)and The World Stand Up Tour (Channel 9 Australia, Comedy Central USA).
He wrote and played in Walk on the Wild Side in 2009 and 2010. In 2011 he voiced Sid the Sexist for Channel 4’s series Blaps adapting Viz.
In 2016 Gavin made his big screen debut in Ken Loach’s multi-award winning film I, Daniel Blake.

JIMMY SHIRLEY - Jimmy is a fast rising stand up on the UK comedy circuit. A frenetic fool who ponders the absurdity of being a Scouser in Greece, growing up in Kirkby in the 90’s, and the everyday things that really annoy him.
A ‘So you think your Funny’ semi-finalist, and Clinton Baptiste tour support, since returning to the UK, Jimmy has performed across the Northwest and beyond, featuring at Edinburgh fringe with the split show Pool’s gold in 2024 and Consett and Ten Creek comedy festivals Respectively. He finished off the year performing his show ‘Eki Cosmos Messa’  at Hot Water Comedy club and on the Greek island of Skiathos.

DALSIO CHAPONDA - As seen and heard on Have I Got News For You (BBC), The Royal Variety Performance (ITV), Britain’s Got Talent (ITV), Britain’s QI (BBC2), The News Quiz (BBC Radio 4), The Now Show (BBC Radio 4) and many others.
With over 300 million views of his stand up online, Daliso is also the writer, creator, and host of his Rose d’Or nominated BBC Radio 4 show Citizen of Nowhere that has aired for four series.
Daliso Chaponda shot to fame on Britain’s Got Talent, making it to the final of the 2017 series and establishing himself a firm favourite with the judges and the British public. He became a Facebook and YouTube star amassing over 200 million views of his performances.
He has performed around the world and at the Edinburgh, Melbourne, Singapore, and Cape Town comedy festivals. He has also toured the UK three times to sell out audiences and rave reviews.

MC KIERAN LAWLESS - Kieran Lawless is an Irish comedian now based in Manchester. He has worked in comedy clubs across Ireland, the UK & Europe including supporting Patrick Kielty in Dublin’s Olympia Theatre.
Well respected in his native Ireland, his television credits include; New Comedy Awards (RTE), The Takeover (RTE), and RED TV (RTE).

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