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Chris Addison
Chris Addison treats his audience as if they are friends, which is why several rows found themselves munching on sandwiches during the second half of his show at Middleton Arena - Full review on City Life
Looks can be deceiving. Chris Addison - star of BBC2 shows The Thick Of It and Lab Rats, amongst others - is 38 years old, which is hard to believe. On stage at Middleton he looks like a giant sixth former - all arms and legs and big hair. Full review on allgigs
Sunday 31 January 2010
Lee Mack
BAFTA winning TV comedian Lee Mack at Middleton Arena - Full review on City Life
Friday 18 September 2009
Rich Hall with very special guest Otis Lee Crenshaw
IT is a longstanding and inaccurate assertion that ‘America doesn’t do irony’. Despite a quarter of a century of brilliantly observed irony, from M*A*S*H to The Simpsons and Curb Your Enthusiasm, snobbery persists and the American stand-up that makes it on the British comedy circuit is a surprisingly rare treasure - Full review on City Life
Monday 3 May 2009
Dave Spikey - The Best Medicine
'For the audience, like so many Dave Spikey performances, the night cannot go on long enough, not that their aching ribs can take much more after two straight hours of top class comedy.
But the impressive Middleton Arena has been christened with laughter, Paws For Kids is substantially better off and the day’s work is done.' - Full review on City Life
