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ROLLING IN THE AISLES COMEDY CLUB ? Headliner JONNY AWSUM with comedians DANA ALEXANDER, YURIKO KOTANI & MC ROB COLEMAN.

Three TOP comedians and an MC perform cutting edge stand up at Kettering Arts Centre's monthly ROLLING IN THE AISLES!



A comedic whirlwind, JONNY AWSUM?s feel-good brand of musical comedy has seen him rise from fresh faced newbie to a highly sought after headline act, in a matter of months. Audience members don?t just leave entertained, they leave as fans.

"He?s awesome!" ? Time Out

"Awsum's exuberance is infectious, pumping out into the crowd and lifting everyone's spirits? totally frivolous? span ? The List

"Using only the bare essentials of a guitar, some toy instruments, and a few lighting changes, Jonny Awsum delivers an hour of musical comedy with plenty of laughs and the sort of thing musical theatre PR people call the ?feelgood factor?." ? Broadway Baby

Jonny has been traversing the UK and indeed the World, armed with an impressive arsenal of jokes and his trusty guitar. He?s a must for comedy clubs, as his crowd-pleasing set sees Jonny regularly ending his sets to standing ovations and demands of an encore.

"Jonny Awsum positively smashed this musical comedy show, taking the audience all the way with him. It's a dead simple, but absolutely cracking show. That?s entertainment? ????? CHORTLE

Jonny's feel-good set has captivated audiences at every kind of venue from tiny to large comedy clubs, playing to our Armed Troops abroad, to nationwide theatres as part of the Paul Hollywood Tour. His sell-out debut run at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2013 made him a Fringe favourite, and in 2014 his hit show ?Sexy Noises? achieved a ????? and five ???? reviews.

"it is great fun, with lots of big, silly laughs..." ? The Scotsman

Jonny Awsum went on to have an incredible Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2015, including receiving smash reviews from Chortle, becoming Three Weeks' ?Three Top Shows to see? and getting 5 stars and a wonderful review from them, and featuring on BBC Radio 2?s late night Arts Show with Anneka Rice.

"guaranteed to lift your spirits." ? ????? The Mirror

"pure, unadulterated fun? ? Whats On Stage

"Awsum is sharp, likeable and his infectious and amusing songs, largely inspired by his day-to-day observations, provide numerous belly-aching, laugh-out-loud cheers. This is a fine burst of late-night slapstick goodness from promising debutant Jonny Awsum." ? The Big Issue

" This person is unbelievable. Jonny Awsum; brilliant comic who has definitely got big things ahead for him."? Jason Manford



DANA ALEXANDER is "Refreshing and fearless. Her comedic style has been described as 'smart, irreverent and revolutionary" ?- Now Magazine

Dana draws her material from raw life experience with an original and hilarious outlook.

She began her comedy career at the age of 18 years old in Canada. Before long she began touring nationally with Yuk Yuk's Comedy Clubs, completed 5 television galas and several radio spots for major stations.

In 2011 Dana moved to the U.K. where she premiered her solo hour at The Edinburgh Festival for which she received rave reviews and nominations including "Best Comic" and "Best International Act" from Chortle and Black Comedy Awards.

It was not long before she then featured on British television on programmes such as "Russell Howard's Good News", "Edinburgh Comedy Fest" and "The Culture Show".

?Her solo comedy special also aired in Canada's popular Stand-up show "Comedy Now" and she has been named in the Top 10 Comedians 3 years running by NOW Magazine in Canada.

Dana can be seen on stage within in the U.K. and Internationally. She has performed in more than 40 countries such as Bahrain, Switzerland, Croatia, France, The Netherlands, Norway, Serbia, The Seychelles, Hungary, Malta and South Africa. She has also performed for the British Armed Forces.

?You also can hear Dana by following her regular Podcast - "Comedians Of The World"

Dana performed her new solo hour ?Shady With A Chance Of Sunburn? at The Edinburgh Festival in August 2018.

"Refreshing and Fearless. Her comedic style has been described as 'smart, irreverent and revolutionary" - Now Magazine
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?"Like a gift from the comedy gods" - The Herald

?"Gloriously dark and painfully funny" - The Scotsman

?"An absolute powerhouse performance on stage. Like the fireworks at the end of the Festival she's tightly timed, mercilessly efficient and very, very loud" - The Skinny



YURIKO KOTANI is a UK-based Japanese comedian who began performing stand-up in 2014. Named as "One To Watch" by Time Out and won the BBC New Comedy Award in 2015.

In 2016, she appeared on series 2 of Russell Howard's Stand Up Central, BBC Three's Pls Like in 2017, and CBBC's The Dog Ate My Homework in 2018.

On radio, she was on The Comedy Club (BBC Radio 4 Extra) in 2016, BBC World Service's The Arts Hour International New Year Comedy Celebration in 2017, The Verb (BBC Radio 3) and Loose Ends (BBC Radio 4) in 2018.

She also worked with the Foreign & Commonwealth Office to make videos for Rugby World Cup 2019, detailing her top tips for fans travelling to Japan.

"leftfield rising star" - Time Out

?????????? fringebiscuit ?A brilliantly performed, well-structured & wonderfully unique set.?



An extremely versatile act. Equally at home either telling beautifully written gags or bantering with the audience. ROB COLEMAN is an established semi-pro comic doing opening, middles, headline and MC work for a wide variety of provincial promoters. He is primarily gag based act but is very comfortable working the crowd.

"Very strong and extremely funny ...a naturally funny man." Bedfordshire News

"What a nice man. Full of one-liners, he had the packed venue in fits of
laughter.... A definite must for a return visit." - The Jokers Club

"Presence a plenty and material to match" - One 4 Review




Licensed bar
Unreserved seating
Age 14+ under 18s must be accompanied by an adult
(Tickets £12 on the door)

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Lindsay Street,

Kettering,

Northamptonshire,

England,

NN16 8RG.