The last Thursday of every month usually means one thing for Teesside comedy fans "“ The Cutty Bang Cabaret Show! The comedy club brings a mix of some of the best alternative comedians on the circuit and brand new strange acts to Stockton. Add in a super luxurious venue together with one of the weirdest audiences around and you've got the perfect night out!
"October's incarnation bring us 'Celebrity Seance' an evening of famous celebrities from the other side, haunted paintings and of course the best alternative comedians from Glasgow, Sheffield, Middlesbrough and Leeds.
Gabriel Featherstone
is a weird comedian from Glasgow. His hobbies include looking at things, listening to sounds and wandering around aimlessly for long periods of time. He also paints and sings.
Featherstone started performing comedy on the Scottish Cabaret and Vaudeville circuit in 2015, and has since developed an enthusiastic cult following. His profound Glasgow Comedy Festival shows - "Carved from Ape" (2017) and "Whelk Ham Tomb Eye Toybox" (2018) - were seen and enjoyed by people.
Stan Skinny
is a poet, comedian and musician. He's won numerous poetry slams and is the current reigning champ of the Great Yorkshire show off competition for two years running. He's written 3 full length solo poetry comedy shows: Tesco chainstore massacre, Cyrano and An audience with Captain the Butcher Reality. A unique and experimental performer he combines music hall, with Ivor Cutler inspired poetry and Kauffman esque clowning. Off the Shelf has described him as Sheffield's tallest and funniest poet and they wouldn't lie.
James Harris, Mark Lund & Danielle Boucher
"Middlesbrough sketch-pros Heavy Petting put on a wacky and fast-paced comedy sketch show complete with a weird fetish for Batman, hitting people with hammers and totally authentic hip hop. It's mad-cap oddness with big laughs and fat grins."
★★★★ BROADWAY BABY
"Heavy Petting is a thoroughly entertaining comedy sketch show performed by five friends from Middlesbrough. This funny five-some throw in some witty acoustic sing-songs and several interesting props including a rubber hammer and a severed human head. With some exceptional acting, plenty of light hearted humour and some clever satirical quips "“ this lively and unique sketch show will certainly have you leaving feeling wickedly uplifted."
★★★★ THREE WEEKS
Joe Kent-Walters
After attending the Edinburgh Fringe Festival this summer, I have been completely inspired by alternative comedy. Coined in the 1980's London comedy scene, the term alternative comedy refers to comedy which retaliates against the mainstream through both its structure and content. As a theatre practitioner I have been incorporating this style into my work. Inspired by the work of Leeds based company Uncanny Theatre, I will present an argument to why the potential of alternative comedy needs to be recognised by scholars and practitioners alike. Restident comedian at A.C.I.D. Creator of weird shit with Halli Galli.
Josh Crosse
A young, white man with glasses and a beard - how will the comedy world cope with this new perspective on the world?
Greg Husband
Chris Stewart
JP McQue with haunted paintings and a Celebrity Seance
Matt Macaulay..
Dress Code: Creepy, Kooky, Mysterious and Spooky,
Be Kind, Stay Weird.
18+
