Omid Djalili is Britain's funniest Iranian stand-up comedian and actor. After great success at the Edinburgh Festival in 1995, Omid has become a festival fringe favourite with a string of sell-out shows. It started in 1995 with 'Short Fat Kebab Shop Owner's Son', then in 1996 in 'Arab & The jew' on to 1997 with 'Omid Djalili Is Ethnic'. In 2000 he went back to Edinburgh and had another hit show, 'Warm To My Winning Smile' and in 2002, 'Behind Enemy Lines'. Both of these shows became Edinburgh's hottest ticket. In 2005 Omid returned to the festival with his most successful show to date, 'No Agenda', with record breaking sales on the fringe; this show then transferred to a total sell out nationwide 36 date tour, including 2 shows at the London Palladium in 2006. He is definatly one of the funniest , freshest and most original comedians in Britain today.
Admission £19
Show starts at 8.00pm.
Tickets available direct from the City Hall on 0191 261 2606.
Subject to availability you may be able to pay on the door on the night.
Venue: City Hall, Northumberland Rd, Newcastle NE1 8SF.
Dave Johns & Steve Frost Improv All Stars
Featuring Phill Jupitus, Dave Johns, Steve Steen, Andy Smart & Steve Frost
Two performances of this 90 minute show : 7.15pm and 9.15pm
The A Team of improvised comedy in two fast funny comedy shows where the audience have their suggestions turned into sketches, live onstage.
If you were a fan of 'Whose Line is it Anyway' You will love this. These guys are some of the best comedy improvisors in the country and are well known from television and radio.
They have brought their shows to audiences world wide, and always provide a stunning night of comedy.
Book early.
Phill Jupitus Andy Smart
Dave Johns Steve Steen
Steve Frost
Admission £15
Two separate perfomances of this 90 minute show.
7.15pm and 9.15pm.
Tickets available direct from The Sage Gateshead on 0191 443 4661.
Subject to availability you may be able to pay on the door on the night.
Venue: The Sage Gateshead, St Marys Square, Gateshead NE8 2JR.
Janey Godley - "Tell It Like It Is"
Janey Godley takes you on a rollercoaster ride of hilarious, sometimes shocking but always true stories for an evening of comedy you are unlikely to forget.
Funny, dark yet warm tales of growing up in the near-Dickensian poverty of Glasgow’s tough East End, being abused as a child, marrying into a gangster family and running a pub in the city’s roughest area, an extraordinarily violent and drug ravaged red-light district where even crucifixion was not unknown.
Sometimes it actually passed as Friday night entertainment – as Janey says ”It was cheaper than hiring a band and attracted the same crowds”.
An incredibly original stand-up, Janey has won international awards and received world-wide rave reviews. She also writes a weekly column in Scotland’s premier newspaper The Scotsman and her autobiography HANDSTANDS IN THE DARK” was a UK top ten bestseller.
After great success at the Edinburgh Festival in 1995, Omid has become a festival fringe favourite with a string of sell-out shows. It started in 1995 with 'Short Fat Kebab Shop Owner's Son', then in 1996 in 'Arab & The jew' on to 1997 with 'Omid Djalili Is Ethnic'. In 2000 he went back to Edinburgh and had another hit show, 'Warm To My Winning Smile' and in 2002, 'Behind Enemy Lines'. Both of these shows became Edinburgh's hottest ticket. In 2005 Omid returned to the festival with his most successful show to date, 'No Agenda', with record breaking sales on the fringe; this show then transferred to a total sell out nationwide 36 date tour, including 2 shows at the London Palladium in 2006. He is definatly one of the funniest , freshest and most original comedians in Britain today. 
