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Following on from last year’s successful inaugural evening this year promises to be even better. Compered by well known local comedian and raconteur, Phil Walker, we will feature three of the North West’s top comedians (details to follow nearer the time).

Doors open at 7.00pm with the first event on stage at 8.30pm.

A great selection of real ales, a gin bar and cider press will all add to a great evening out.

Ticket price £25.00 each and this includes a free pint of beer or glass of wine on arrival and a hotpot supper.

Phil Walker

Phil’s act has taken him to some weird & wonderful places, from a scout hut in Unst in the Shetland Isles to a porta-cabin on mount Alice in the Falkland Islands, basically he’ll go anywhere for a laugh!

Phil is very proud & honoured to have entertained over 4000 troops on two recent tours to Afghanistan as part of the CSE comedy club to which he describes, "I’ve played to some tough crowds in my time but they where never armed to the teeth with machine guns before, thank God they liked me! His act has become a firm favourite with the armed forces & has seen him touring places as far a field as The Falkland Islands, Kosovo, Kuwait, Bosnia & Germany.

He started his career on the “Mainstream circuit” but before long decided to change direction & try the comedy club scene around the year 2000. Phil’s first comedy club appearance was at the Frog & bucket comedy club in Manchester. Shortly after in 2002 at the famous Comedy store in Manchester he was voted City Life Comedian of the year, Previous winners include Peter Kay & Steve Coogan .As well as regular gigs at the Comedy Store where he was also part of the successful Men @ work improv nights he can now be seen at most of the leading Comedy clubs throughout the country including the Jongleurs Comedy club chain, Highlight comedy club chain, The Glee, The Last laugh, The Frog and Bucket, Comedy central & Rawhide.

“A ready wit one to watch!” - BBC Leeds

Steve Royle

Steve Royle is an actor, writer, comedian, juggler, and most recently a regular presenter on BBC Radio Lancashire. Steve has just completed another few months as Special Guest on Dave Spikey’s 'Living The Dream Tour'. Steve is a regular television warm-up for programmes including Question Of Sport, Stars In Their Eyes, Junior Mastermind, Bullseye and The Price are Right. Steve was the first person ever to perform an audience warm-up for the Royal Variety Show.

Last year saw Steve’s stand-up work go ballistic. He is a regular headline act at The Comedy Store and other alternative venues, and performed alongside Steve Coogan & Peter Kay at the Apollo Theatre Manchester.

During the last few years Steve has supported Peter Kay many times; He has toured with Dave Spikey on his ‘Overnight Success tour’, performed with the cast of ‘Phoenix Nights’ and Badly Drawn Boy to over five thousand people at the Europa Festival in Manchester, and up until last year, performed every summer as ‘Mad Edgar’, a jester character he invented ten years ago.

Steve is also co-founder of the ‘Slaughterhouse- Live’ character comedy nights. The group have taken the Edinburgh Festival Fringe by storm with sell out shows and rave reviews for two years running.

In 2002 Steve performed at various festivals at the World Cup in Japan, proving that he can bridge the language barrier when it comes to entertaining!

In 2001 he was resident at Blackpool Tower. The same year he appeared in two summer season shows with Mick Miller at The Wintergardens and Bernie Clifton and The Bachelors at The North Pier. Steve has spent two winters aboard cruise ships and has appeared in Pantomime every Christmas for the last eight years.

Martin Mór

Martin comes from Northern Ireland, and after a successful career as a circus performer, he turned his attention on the unsuspecting comedy circuit. With over 25 years experience as a professional performer, Martin has established himself as one of the UK’s most popular and in-demand comedians. Martin has performed successfully at events of all description; from the Hammersmith Apollo to a show for the inmates of an Italian prison, from comedy clubs to performing before members of the British Royal Family. Very much the comedian’s comedian, Martin has been the support act of choice for; Frankie Boyle, Jack Dee, Lee Evans, Jasper Carrot, Patrick Kielty, Johnny Vegas, Steve Coogan, and once Tina Turner.

With numerous appearances on radio and television, Martin has worked at all levels of the industry; being a warm up man, devising and performing his own BBC television show, and writing jokes for some of the biggest names in British comedy. A truly global performer, Martin has worked throughout the known world performing his shows extensively in Britain, Ireland, The USA, Italy, Holland, Germany, South Africa, United Arab Emirates, Singapore, Indonesia, Hong Kong, and Mainland China.

Martin’s photograph is featured on the popular board game Trivial Pursuits, (The Genus Edition). On an arts entertainments square, he is seen wearing a leotard. Martin also performs family orientated circus shows working under the stage name Martin Bigpig.

“Extremely funny.” - Peter Kay.

Phil Ellis

Phil Ellis has established a strong reputation as a unique, reliable and exciting act. A regular MC on the national circuit, his natural and instantly likeable style has proved a hit with promoters and audiences alike. Widely regarded as a very strong support act, he utilises an old-fashioned slide projector to make off-the-wall observations and tell hilarious family stories. His ability to think on his feet means that there is always a slight twist to his set, making each performance fresh and thrilling.

“Ellis sets such a cracking pace… he flits around the audience with his frisky, easy banter spreading a feeling of good-humoured fun.” - Chortle