Written by Steve
Rating: 1
VERIFIED
Apart from opening act others not good. Changed the line up. To many breaks between acts. Won’t be rushing back
GRINSTOCK COMEDY - Thursday March 14th 2024 - Starring Esther Manito, MC James Dowdeswell, Dan Antopolski & Matt Lowes
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5 reviews - The Crowne Plaza Felbridge Hotel
Description
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Comedy and Date Night
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Tickets from £11.00 - £55.00
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Background Music
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Over 16
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Thu, 14th Mar 2024 @ 19:00 - 22:15
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19:00 - 22:15
AWARD-WINNING Grinstock Comedy CLUB
Thursday March 14th 2024
@ The Crowne Plaza Felbridge Hotel, East Grinstead, West Sussex
Make sure you're with us for our second night of the our 15th season of award-winning comedy. As the South East's longest running independent provider of comedy.
It's the perfect night out with friends, family, partners or all of them together, especially with our group discounts for 2 / 3 / 4 & 5 people. Take a fantastic award-winning line-up of comedians, great food, full bar, table seating, and you've got all the makings for the perfect night of Live comedy on your doorstep in West Sussex.
Grinstock, now in our 15th year, so with that comes the assurance your getting the cream of the crop, when it comes to TV & National touring comedians at each show.
The night happens out of the fantastic ballroom of the Crowne Plaza Felbridge Hotel.
Grinstock Comedy twice nominated for comedy club of the South 2 years running by National media brands DAVE TV & Absolute Radio.
With line-ups to rival even the biggest clubs in any of the big smoke venues, and all for less a train ticket to Brighton or London.
That's award-winning comedy, on your doorstep.
THIS MONTH IS Another fantastic line-up of acts
THE ACTS PERFORMING ON THE NIGHT
MC james dodswell
As seen on Russell Howard’s Good News BBC
As seen on Extras BBC
“A real master of the comedian’s craft” – Chortle
“Intelligent and inventive” – **** The List
“An excellent line in comedy” – The Guardian Pick Of The Week
As seen on The World Stands Up Paramount
As seen on Jongleurs Live Loaded TV
As seen on Celebrity Deal Or No Deal with Jimmy Carr C4
As seen on Edinburgh and Beyond Paramount
James headlines comedy clubs around the UK and is highly sought after as an MC. His comedy is erudite, off the cuff and clean. He has worked all over the world from Shanghai to Slovakia, Malta to Melbourne. He turned professional after winning the Jongleurs New Act Of The Year Award in 2000.
Dowdeswell has appeared on numerous TV shows including Russell Howard’s Good News BBC and Extras BBC where he played the Count in the David Bowie episode. He also presented the World Cup Round-Up for Sky Sports.
James is the author of The Pub Manifesto: A Comedian Stands Up For Pubs. This was published by CAMRA Books in November 2018. It was nominated for The Guild Of British Beer Writers Award for The Long Live The Local Award for Best Book On Pubs 2019. It was name-checked as one of the best Christmas books by a comedian in The London Evening Standard.
OPENER - dan antopolski
As seen on Comedy Cuts ITV
Past winner of the BBC New Comedy Award
Finalist - Channel 4's So You Think You're Funny
Three-time Perrier Award Nominee
Finalist - Daily Telegraph Open Mic Award
‘A happy reminder of how the best comedy can leave you smiling for the rest of the evening." - The Observer
"Intelligent, thoughtful standup...Hilarious, imaginative and wonderfully cheap." - The Independent
so uplifting, you'll leave wishing you could stay in his head for your summer holidays." - The Times
"Master of the surreal and natural heir to Bill Bailey..." - The Observer
Dan Antopolski exploded onto the comedy scene in 1998, winning the BBC New Comedy Award and reaching the finals of the Daily Telegraph Open Mic Award and Channel 4’s So You Think You’re Funny. Over the next three years he was nominated for the Perrier Best Newcomer Award at the Edinburgh Festival for his debut hour Second Coming and received Perrier Award Nominations for both his solo show Antopolski 2000 and for sketch show Lee Mack’s New Bits with Lee Mack and Catherine Tate.
Dan has performed extensively around the UK and Europe and at international festivals including Just For Laughs in Montreal and the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. His sketch group Jigsaw were series regulars on Live at the Electric BBC3 and made two series for Radio 4. Dan is known to younger viewers as the title character in The Dare Devil on CBBC and he played Jesus in blockbuster The Da Vinci Code. He recently appeared in Paddington 2 and Good Omens BBC.
middle - matt lowes
East Grinstead Local based circuit comedian
New Forest New Comedian 2023 Finalist
West End New Old Act Of The Year 2023 Finalist
Experienced and established open mic act now starting to break into paid work.
Initially taught by Francis Foster Angel Comedy Club in January 2019 and more recently by Logan Murray, Dave Cohen and Chris Head.
A ‘’straight acting’’ bisexual who shares with audiences how that affects his daily life using storytelling, Innuendo and wordplay. Having performed at Vaults Festival 2023- alongside appearances at, Angel Comedy Club, Hot Water Comedy Club, and Vauxhall Comedy Club.
HEADLINER - Esther Manito
Tour Support for Jason Mansford, Al Murray,
Jo Brand, Alan Davies, Shappi Korsandi & Sindu Vee
So You Think You’re Funny finalist
As seen on Live At The Apollo - BBC2
As seen on Stand Up Sketch Show - ITV2
Winner of Best Show at Leicester Comedy Festival 2021
BBC New Comedy Award 2016-2018
As seen on Hypothetical - Dave
“At times it’s like Victoria Wood has taken the mic” - Radio Times
”So You Think You’re Funny finalist Esther Manito has another honour to add to her growing list of accolades, in July the Anglo-Lebanese comedian will be the first woman comedian to perform at the Dubai Opera House as part of Arts Canteen’s Arabs Are Not Funny night. We caught up with Esther before she jetted off to carve a path for women comedians in the United Arab Emirates…”
Excited to have been the first comic at the Opera House. She always adapts her material according to her audience, but loves playing to an audience that she knows will get her [Arabic] cultural references.
An Arab Essex girl who will challenge every single preconception of what that means. As seen on Live At The Apollo BBC, The Stand Up Sketch Show ITV, Hypothetical Dave and heard on: BBC Sounds Russel Kane’s Evil Genius, co-hosting Radio 4 Extra's Newsjack Unplugged, CBBC Bitesize Parents, BBC'S Breaking the News and Russell Kane’s Boys Don’t Cry.
Esther’s hour #NotAllMen won best show at Leicester Comedy Festival 2021.
"Manito skilfully weaves her own personal story with a wider look at gender issues in society"★★★★
- Evening Standard
“At times it’s like Victoria Wood has taken the mic” - Radio Times
"An astute observer of everyday daftness as well as being able to tackle the bigger issues with wit and guile.”
– The List
Offers
Promotions
Tickets/Times
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Adult Standard Ticket
Our Adult Standard Ticket for 16 and over
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19:00 - 22:15 | £13.00 |
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Discount Tickets (NHS/FIRE/POLICE/AMBULANCE/OAP & SERVICES
Our discount ticket for NHS / OAP / POLICE / FIRE / AMBULANCE & SERVICES |
19:00 - 22:15 | £11.00 |
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2 Adult Ticket Special
Our economy busting, two tickets for £25.00 special |
19:00 - 22:15 | £25.00 |
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3 Adult Ticket Special bundle
Our economy busting 3 ticket special for £36.00 |
19:00 - 22:15 | £36.00 |
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4 Adult Ticket Special bundle
Our economy busting 4 adult tickets for £46.00 |
19:00 - 22:15 | £46.00 |
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5 Adult Ticket Special Bundle
Our economy busting 5 adult tickets for £55.00 |
19:00 - 22:15 | £55.00 |
Location
Address
The Crowne Plaza Felbridge Hotel, London Road, East Grinstead, RH19 2BH
Organiser
Grinstock Comedy UK
Award winning comedy club brand, now in it's 14th year of providing award winning comedy to the South East, the largest independent monthly club outside London in the South East. Twice nominated for comedy club of the South by Dave TV & Absolute Radio
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