Saturday 8th October 2022
For a great night of comedy in Bournemouth with the best after party until late, make sure you check out Jaggers Comedy Club.
Support Live entertainment in a fun environment. Please book early as shows
will sell out and we do not sell tickets on the door - PRE-BOOKED ONLY
Headline act Alan Francis
Scottish comedian ALAN FRANCIS first came to the notice of comedy audiences when he won Channel 4's So You Think You're Funny Award in 1991. Since then his reputation has grown as a writer, stand-up and actor.
His diverse acting roles include the award winning play PENETRATOR at the Royal Court and Traverse Theatre. In 1995 he co-wrote and co-starred in JEFFREY DAHMER IS UNWELL at the Edinburgh Festival. The play was critically acclaimed and transferred to the Hampstead Theatre in London. He appeared in MISS CONCEPTIONS at the1996 Edinburgh Festival and has completed successful runs in both THE BEST OF SCOTTISH COMEDY and THE BEST OF SO YOU THINK YOU'RE FUNNY? In 2002 he presented his one-man show CLOBBERED (a black comedy) at the Edinburgh festival where it received rave reviews. Last year he appeared in TAKE A CHANCE ON ME (A New End Hampstead Theatre Production).
What the press said about 'Clobbered'
"the beautifully observed performances captures all the manic ambivalence of a Hello Magazine culture." THE TIMES
"Acutely observed character monologues…sardonic wit at its best. GO SEE" THE LIST
"Some of the most SINISTER and SURREAL comic creations this side of The League of Gentlemen" THE SUNDAY HERALD
"A delightfully sour hour, excellently executed" EVENING STANDARD
Show MC Aaron Simmonds
Aaron Simmonds has been failing to stand up for 30 years; luckily he is far better at comedy than standing up. He has a unique perspective on life, usually of people's belly buttons, which gives him stories to tell, and a sore neck.
Simmonds’s comedic style is story-based, with clever one-liners interspersed throughout. He offers sharply-observed comedy which is grounded in his disability, but is by no means limited by it. Amiable, likeable and with a commanding presence on stage, Aaron is an exciting talent and is destined for great things.
Aaron performed his critically-acclaimed debut show, Disabled Coconut, at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2019. It detailed a complicated relationship alongside the absurdity of “competitive disability”. Some people have got the idea, he explains, that because of his upper body strength and background in sport, he is “not disabled enough
" This show has the best, the most beautifully constructed and the most unexpectable narrative line of pretty much any I have seen...his hour belts along on wheels of laughter. "
★★★★ The Scotsman
" Amiable, likeable, and a commanding presence on stage, Aaron Simmonds is an exciting talent. "
★★★★ Broadway Baby
Show Opener Martin Westgate
Martin is fast becoming a staple of the East Anglian comedy scene and beyond. An accomplished MC and performer Martin is making waves in the comedy scene gigging for some of the most recognised promoters in the country. In 2018 he appeared on well known talent show Britain's Got Talent, and although wasn't very successful (understatement) learnt loads and has developed his act massively with much better success.
Martin is one of the 'go to' acts in Norfolk, supporting Gary Meikle and Carl Hutchinson on their Norwich legs of their tours.
TV
Britain's Got Talent 2018
Radio
BBC New Comedy Show
Podcast
Sense of Hooma Podcast
Online
Sunday Roast
Quotes
"Reliable and definitely worth booking - I'm happy to see him on a bill." John Mann
"Witty, Wonderful and Wacky." Tanyalee Davis
"Martin asked me for a quote and I said yes... Saw him, liked him, hope he gives up soon before he starts costing me work." Gary Delaney
“Can handle a crowd and has funny bones.” Janey Godley
“Brilliant writing, fantastic jokes and a captivating story teller.” Carl Hutchinson
Middle Act Georgie Morrell
Georgie Morrell is a stand-up comedian, award-nominated actor, writer and One-Eyed Legend.
Geogie is back on the circuit and can be found at clubs up and down the UK. Known for her own brand of gossipy humor mixed with disabled banter has made him one of the UK’s most exciting up-and-coming acts in comedy at the moment. Having been compared to the likes of Joan Rivers you can see her at comedy nights, clubs and festivals up and down the UK.
'" Inspirational...a seat on Graham Norton's sofa surely awaits " ★★★★1/2 The Reviews Hub.
"Georgie Morrell burns with fire and light."-Whats on Stage.
" "Engrossing...highly entertaining and well worth seeing" ★★★★ One4Review"
" The jokes land and the audience laugh...Morrell is also divisive act as one person’s frank honesty is another’s obnoxiousness. That is the point of her persona." Chortle.
"Great Joan Rivers Style Acidic wit." Liam Beirne BBC Studios Comedy Writer.
'" Riotous, unapologetic and side-splittingly funny, Morrell pours fuel onto the fire, and sets disability taboos alight " Disability Arts Online
Jaggers Comedy Club is taking bookings for the best night of Stand Up in bournemouth.