February Barnstaple Comedy Club
Headlining Steve Day with Tom Glover supporting. £7 on the door & kicking off 8 p.m.
Steve Day
Steve Day describes himself as Britain’s only deaf comedian, if there are any others he hasn't heard. Actually there are a couple of others who have started since he wrote that joke, but it's only a joke after all.
For the past eleven years Steve has been performing to huge laughter around the country and abroad, well they tell him the laughter was huge to humour him, he doesn't know either way.
Married with five children, a fact nothing to do with not being able to hear the word 'No', Steve has been described as 'warm and witty' by the Scotsman and has received many other rave reviews whilst performing shows at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Chortle.co.uk gave him five stars in 2007 for Deafy's Island Discs, a show The Sunday Times called 'Funny and Moving'. This show toured the UK in 2008, Steve's third national tour of the UK, and has been performed in several countries in Europe and translated into Italian. No-one knows why.
A familiar voice on Radio 4, Steve has appeared many times on You and Yours, was a token man on Woman's Hour, has appeared in two radio dramas, All Fingers and Thumbs with Bill Nighy, whom he punched dramatically, and Sound Barriers with Patricia Routledge and Caroline Quentin, both of whom he was prevented from punching.
A disabled performer, Steve is more concerned with success in the mainstream comedy circuit, but is happy to 'deaf it up' as necessary if the money is ok and there are sandwiches.
Some nice things that people have said…
"Revelatory and very funny" - The Guardian
"Wonderful" - Bath Chronicle
"Warm, funny, frank and thought-provoking" - The Scotsman
"The best comedy often comes from real-life observations, something that Day had down to a T" - Brighton Argus
"A very different kind of comedy ... something which Day seems particularly proud of, and so he should be" - Three Weeks
"A hilarious, hard-of-hearing, heavenly host" - Time Out Comic's Choice
"Has a self-effacing charm which endears him to audiences" - Chortle
Tom Glover
West Dorset Comedian Tom Glover is a rising talent on the comedy circuit, regularly reviewed as "One to Watch" for the future. In his short career Tom has appeared at the Exeter, Swanage and Bath Comedy Festivals and recently supported Simon Munnery for a date on his UK tour. Tom is also the resident compere at the BAC Comedy Cafe.
Some nice things that some other people have said…
"Keeps the room in the palm of his hand, flawlessly funny and a great professional" - Edge Comedy
"Sharp, topical and very funny." - Stand Up Dorchester
"Likeable, professional and hilarious. Funny and original material that would charm any audience." - Dorset Weekender
"Stole the show at our Jailhouse Screamers comedy night. Loads of energy, very likable and funny. We'll definitely book him again!" - Jailhouse Screamers
"Absolutely nailed it. Witty, smooth and a genuinely likable guy, he had members of our audience cheering." - Laughing Cheetah Comedy Club
