Comedy Grove presents Brixham Comedy Grove

In partnership with Comedy Grove, who successfully promote Comedy Clubs across the West Country, Brixham Theatre stages another night of quick fire wit and humour, directed by resident compere, Cerys Nelme, one of the best female MCs in the country.

Headliner tonight will be Angela Barnes, described by Sarah Millican as ‘brilliantly funny’.

After a career in health and social care, Angela decided to realise a long held ambition and give comedy a go. Within a couple of years she had won the 2011 BBC New Comedy Award and became a finalist at the 2011 Latitude Festival New Act of the Year competition. Since 2011, Angela and her witty world view have been catapulted onto numerous radio and television shows including appearances on BBC Three’s Russell Howard’s Good News, Russell Kane’s Whistle Stop Tour (BBC Radio 2), and BBC Radio 4’s The Now Show.

Angela will be hot footing it to Brixham after appearing at the New Zealand Comedy Festival. Let's give her a true West Country Welcome.

Press
‘Like all the best comics, she manages to articulate a singular perspective while making it seem like a universal truth. And then she put jokes in it. Harder than it looks’ – The Guardian

‘A beautifully paced performance that was aided by the consistent quality of her jokes, many of which showed a great skill with self-deprecation’ – Chortle

‘Barnes mixes warm autobiographical material with plenty of strong jokes’ – The Guardian

‘This is a lady who is confident in the way she attacks her one liners and punch lines, her easy going manner really drew the audience in’ – Fringe Review “She’s just a gloriously down-to-earth, straight talking and extremely funny comic”  The Guardian

“Angela Barnes is the best mainstream female comedian I’ve seen since Sarah Millican… I can’t be any clearer than that can I?”     Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard critic

“Angela Barnes’ spark is infectious and her delivery is fast, furious and seriously funny” The List

“This show feels like a sure-fire bet the instant she utters her opening lines.”   The Scotsman

Winner BBC NEW COMEDY AWARD 2011

TV/RADIO CREDITS

Stand Up For The Week – Channel 4/Open Mike – Regular team member Series 5
Mock the Week – BBC2/Angst Productions
BBC New Comedy Award 2012 – BBC Red Button
Russell Howard’s Good News  – BBC3
Eddie Izzard’s Laughs in The Park – BBC2
The Body Shocking Show  – E4
The Hoff’s Best Film Ever- BBC3

The News Quiz, BBC Radio 4
The Now Show, BBC Radio 4
Stephen K. Amos: Life, an Idiot’s Guide, BBC Radio 4
BBC New Comedy Award Final 2012, BBC Radio 2
Children in Need 30th Anniversary Gala, BBC Radio 2
Laughs In The Park, BBC Radio 1
Russell Kane’s Summer Seaside Tour, BBC Radio 2
BBC New Comedy Award 2011, BBC Radio 2

WRITING CREDITS
The News Quiz, BBC Radio 4
The Now Show BBC Radio 4
Newsjack BBC Radio 4
I’m Spazticus (Zeitgeist TV for Channel 4)