Friday Comedy with Dave Johns, Stephen Carlin and Jessica Fostekew

Friday Comedy with Dave Johns, Stephen Carlin and Jessica Fostekew
Friday, 20th Feb 2015

Friday Night Comedy with the incredible Dave Johns, Stephen Carlin and Jessica Fostekew




Dave Johns 

In 2013, Dave Johns co wrote a new stage adaptation of The Shawshank Redemption which hit the West End and the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2013. He has had two very successful runs at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in highly acclaimed shows ‘Dave Johns On The Edge’ in 1998 and ‘I’m in The Attic Mother’ in 1999 at the Pleasance Theatre for which he won the Spirit of the Fringe Award.

Dave has been invited to perform across the world from Glastonbury to Hong Kong, Leeds to Bangkok and performed sell-out shows at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival in Australia 1998, 1999 & 2001. July 2001 also saw Dave perform at the prestigious Just For Laughs comedy festival in Montreal.

Dave has been a stand up comic since 1989 and is a regular headlining act playing all the major comedy clubs in the UK and comedy festivals world wide.

Dave has had two very successful runs at the Edinburgh Festival Pleasance Courtyard with his one man shows. First 'On The Edge' in 1998 and then 'I Am in The Attic, Mother' in 1999.

He has also appeared regularly at the Kilkenny Comedy Festival, in Ireland, Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal 2001, the Adelaide Fringe and Melbourne Comedy Festival.

He has worked on stage in the Middle East, Hong Kong, Bangkok, Johannesburg, Sydney, New York, Amsterdam and the Arctic.

He is a regular guest on comedy panel shows 'Never Mind The Buzzcocks' (BBC2) and '8 Out Of Ten Cats' (C4) and starred in the BBC3 late night sitcom 'Dogtown'.

He has acted on the west end stage with Christian Slater in the stage play 'One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest' also 'Twelve Angry Men' at the Assembly Theatre, Edinburgh festival and The Odd Couple with Bill Bailey and Alan Davies at the Assembly Theatre, Edinburgh.

He is a regular guest improviser with the 'Comedy Store Players'.

He is also a scriptwriter whose credits include the stage adaptation of the Stephen King novel 'The Shawshank Redemption' co-written with Owen O'Neill. Following an outstanding season at the Gaiety Theatre, Dublin the production is transferring to London's West End - opening at the Wyndham's Theatre on the 3rd September 2009.

Dave has also written a radio play about world chess champion Bobby Fischer, entitled Dark Night in Reykjavik, set during Fischer's missing 24 hours on the eve of the first game of the 1972 world chess championship.

"He is probably one of the funniest stand up comics you've never heard of ... He is the real deal"  Sean Locke

" An hour of great comedy - he's got it made"  Evening News

" Dave Johns has a uncontrived manner and sense of fun on stage that most comics can only dream about"  The Scotsman 

" He shifts from the sublime, to genius, to uproar in the blink of an eye - An extremely entertaining hour." The Guardian 

 

 

Stephen CarlinComedian Stephen Carlin

Carlin has earned critical acclaim, accolades and a growing fanbase with his original and insightful writing style and accomplished delivery. He is very enigmatic act, using a unique pattern of delivery to amuse the audience with very unexpected and off the wall references. From his sartorial elegance to his in-depth and hilarious knowledge of International snooker, Carlin’s performance takes the audience into the mind of a passionate obsessive. This man is well on his way to become Scotland's newest addition to its history of brilliant comedians.
Named by Stewart Lee as one of the ‘Ten Best Comedians in the World Ever’..

“The whimsy and relaxed on-stage demeanour were a winner instantly…(Carlin) excelled in pedantry, married to exceptional use of language” Leamington Observer

“if this man isn’t a household name in five years time, the world is even more lacking in justice than we could have feared.” The Scotsman.
“The material is sharp and original.”
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“a delightfully off beat act who expertly applies twisted, convoluted logic to common-or-garden observations to produce genuinely original material…a definite tip for the top.” Chortle

“Stephen Carlin is fast establishing himself as one of the most distinct and funny new comedians in Britain.” Chortle

“The Sean Lock of his generation.” BBC Comedy Development

Jessica Fostekew (MC)

Jess is in the cast of Edinburgh and Bloomsbury Theatre 5* sell out, mega-hit KNIGHTMARE LIVE which is touring through June 2014 before returning to an even bigger venue for Edinburgh 2014. At Edinburgh she is also working in a brand new work in progress show called 'The Something And The Apoplexy'. Voice wise, she is also super busy narrating the massive Itunes Festival's Highlights Show and she is very excited to be the narrative voice of forthcoming brand new Sky Living documentary '9 Months Later'.

Jess has just taken her third solo show, MOVING to the Edinburgh fringe festival 2013. It had a stonking time with four 4* reviews, full houses and whilst she was up there she blogged for The Scotsman online and the Huffington Post. Also she starred in the award-winning Danielle Ward's new farce 'Happy Endings' at the Pleasance.

Jess also received rave reviews from national press with her second show BRAVE NEW WORD in 2012 - see the press and reviews page for more! She followed it up with a London run at the St James Theatre.

In the last year Jess has performed on Stephen K Amos' new BBC Radio 4 show , she's appeared on BBC Breakfast (BBC1) four times and she has supported MICKY FLANAGAN and TERRY ALDERTON on tour accross the UK.

Jess spends the year performing full sets at all the UK's major clubs: Late n' Live, Up The Creek, The Stand, Komedia, Banana Cabaret, The Bearcat, BBC Presents, Jongleurs, Highlight, Downstairs at the Kings Head and The Comedy Club Ltd. - as well as squillions of others.

A writer on Channel 4's Stand Up For the Week and on BBC Radio 4's The Now Show, News Quiz and Newsjack, Jess is developing various TV pilots, a number of shorts and is writing for other (big name) comedians and comedy actors.

She took her debut hour to Edinburgh's Gilded Balloon in 2011, JESSICA FOSTEKEW:LUXURY TRAMP which sold out, got in The Independent Top Ten Edinburgh Newcomers 2011 the Amused Moose Laughter Awards Top Ten.

For Edinburgh 2010 Jess wrote and directed ‘Shakespeare for Breakfast’ for C Venues and ‘REACT!’ an improvised comedy show for kids. They received top reviews.