Chilli Launch Night!! Thursday 5th of April.

Anyone reading this will probably also read the LLC site and know about this already, but here's the lowdown on our new monthly gig. We return to the Chillingham Arms, where me Al and Cal had some of our first gigs. It's more of a standard professional gig than the Dog and Parrot, but we're still leaving the middle section open for the best of the newcomers. Here's the blurb...

Long Live Comedy started a year ago as an open mic night for new comics. But the night was often also attended by established acts, keen to try out new material in the relaxed atmosphere. Long Live Comedy soon gained a reputation as a great comedy gig. Now the venue has been rewarded by being selected as the best comedy night in the North by Chortle - the comedy news website.

To celebrate our success we're expanding to showcase some of the finest talent that has appeared at the Long Live Comedy open mic night. But now they are guaranteed to appear alongside professional comics from all over the country.

Every month we will be bringing you professional comedians and some of the mad funny people who come to the Dog and Parrot every week.

April 5th
Compere Al Dawes
Steffen Peddie
Carl Hutchinson
Ric Wharton
Vladimir McTavish

May 3rd
Compere Callum Cramb
Susan Calman
Nolbert Stump
Selsdon Crupp
Daliso Chaponda